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Inherited real estate counted for legal aid assets

JK 98 303 + 304Altro tribunale14 ott 1998Dismissed

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The court held that the applicant’s co-ownership share in an inherited house in Calabria had to be treated as an asset relevant to legal-aid assessment. Because the applicant bore the burden of cooperation and proof and did not dispel doubts about the asset, the court assumed he could obtain the necessary funds from it to finance the proceedings. The request for legal aid was therefore refused.

Massima Omnilex

Legal aid assessment; real property located abroad and inherited co-ownership share as asset to be considered. The applicant bears the burden of cooperation and substantiation and must document the existence, value and realizability of assets. A share in real estate may be deemed available for financing litigation if it can reasonably be monetized; the authority need not ignore it merely because it is jointly owned or abroad. Where the applicant fails to substantiate otherwise, refusal of legal aid is justified.

Testo completo

Aus dem früheren UR-Verfahren ergibt sich sodann, dass der Gesuchsteller zusammen mit drei Geschwistern an einer geerbten Liegenschaft in Kalabrien beteiligt ist. Es handelt sich dabei um ein Zweifamilienhaus im Wert von ca. Fr. 100 000.-. Es ist Sache des Gesuchstellers, im Rahmen seiner Mitwirkungs- und Begründungspflichten (LGVE 1996 I Nr. 26) darüber umfassend Aufschluss zu geben (Belege). Grundsätzlich gilt der Liegenschaftsanteil als im UR-Verfahren zu beachtender Vermögenswert (vgl. die Zürcher Praxis, wonach der Verkauf einer Liegenschaft auch ohne Nettoerlös zwecks Senkung der Lebenshaltungskosten zumutbar ist, in: ZR 96 [1997] Nr. 51). Es ist hier davon auszugehen, dass der Gesuchsteller daraus die nötigen Mittel zur Prozessfinanzierung beschaffen kann.

Parole chiave

legal aidassetsreal estateburden of proofco-ownershipforeign property

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Questione giuridica chiave

Whether the applicant’s inherited share in the Italian property counts as attachable assets for legal-aid assessment.

Decisione estratta

Yes. The inherited real-estate share is a relevant asset in the legal-aid assessment, and the applicant had to substantiate its value and availability.

Motivazione estratta

As a matter of principle, the property share is an asset to be considered in the legal-aid procedure. The applicant bears the burden of cooperation and substantiation and must provide full supporting evidence. On that basis, the court assumed he could realize the necessary funds from the property to finance the proceedings.

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