Questione giuridica chiave
Whether increasing the mortgage burden on the family home requires the other spouse’s express consent under Art. 169 ZGB.
Decisione estratta
Yes. The increase of the pledge burden on the family home is subject to the other spouse’s express consent; without it, the disposition is void.
Motivazione estratta
Art. 169 ZGB protects the family home against dispositions by one spouse that restrict family housing rights. For legal certainty and to avoid later nullity disputes, the court rejected a threshold-based approach tied to property value or debtor solvency and held that consent is generally required for mortgage encumbrances.