Question juridique clé
Whether the husband had to pay for new furniture after the common household was ended.
Solution extraite
No; spouses should generally make do with existing household goods, and new purchases may be authorized only when truly indispensable.
Motifs extraits
The court stressed that the judge must regulate use of household goods based on existing assets and avoid prejudging the matrimonial property division. The wife had not first sought a workable allocation of the existing furniture, and the requested amount was for non-ordinary, substantial new furnishings rather than urgent maintenance needs. The husband's authority to represent the family for current needs had also ended.