Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cantonal court could base spousal maintenance on the husband's average self-employed income from 2004-2006 rather than on later annual results.
Decisione estratta
Yes. For self-employed income, the court may rely on a multi-year average when annual results fluctuate and no concrete basis shows a durable change in earnings.
Motivazione estratta
The court found the 2004-2006 earnings steadily declining but still suitable for an average; the 2007 result was too poorly substantiated and unusually low, and the 2008 accounts were provisional and could not be used.