Question juridique clé
Whether child support can be ordered even if the obligor does not reach his subsistence minimum
Solution extraite
Yes. The court held that, in the circumstances, the obligor’s minimum subsistence does not bar a child support order, especially where the child claimant depends on support and has no own means to cover her subsistence minimum.
Motifs extraits
The 1976 child law aimed at equal treatment of all children. In a hardship situation, available resources are to be divided among the children rather than leaving one child entirely without support. The court relied on scholarly views and the purpose of the reform, while limiting the rule to cases where the beneficiary is in need.