Question juridique clé
Whether the accused had the means to pay the maintenance contribution despite mortgage payments and other expenses
Solution extraite
The mortgage on a secondary residence and alleged tax debts could not be counted as indispensable expenses; the accused had sufficient means.
Motifs extraits
Capacity is assessed by analogy with the minimum vital under debt enforcement law. A debtor may not prefer other debts or choose to pay the creditor's debts instead of the maintenance contribution.