Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the grandfather was entitled to child allowances for his grandchildren under the cantonal family allowances act.
Decisione estratta
No. Grandchildren are not among the beneficiaries listed in the cantonal statute, and the new child law did not create such an entitlement.
Motivazione estratta
The statute exhaustively defines the children giving rise to an allowance. Continued parental support under Art. 277(2) rev. ZGB for an adult child in education does not extend to a duty to support that child’s own children. The grandchildren were also not qualifying foster children, and no entrusted custody was shown.