Questão jurídica principal
Whether the wife was entitled to post-divorce maintenance under Art. 125 CC despite the short marriage.
Decisão extraída
Yes. The marriage had concretely affected the wife's financial situation through cultural uprooting and dependence, and she could not reasonably be expected to regain self-sufficiency.
Fundamentação extraída
The court held that cultural uprooting can make a marriage life-shaping even if it was brief. The wife, who moved to Switzerland at age 56 solely to marry, had not worked during the marriage, had unsuccessfully tried to become financially independent during separation, was now retired, and could not reasonably re-enter the workforce.