Question juridique clé
Whether a cost advance for evidence may be ordered while a pending legal-aid request has not yet been decided.
Solution extraite
No. The court held that legal aid covers exemption from advance payments, including evidence-cost advances, so the husband could not be required to pay before his request was decided.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 118(1)(a) ZPO, legal aid includes exemption from advance payments; this covers court advances and evidence-cost advances. Until the court rules on the legal-aid request, it may not demand the advance.