Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appellate settlement on maintenance should be ratified and the lower-court ruling modified accordingly.
Decisione estratta
The signed settlement was ratified and has the effects of a final decision; the maintenance provision was modified to CHF 650 per month from 2014-04-01, with the remainder maintained.
Motivazione estratta
Under Art. 241 CPC, a settlement recorded in the minutes and signed by the parties is equivalent to a final, enforceable decision and leads to striking the case from the roll.