Questão jurídica principal
Whether the marriage was life-shaping, creating a basis for post-divorce maintenance under Art. 125 ZGB.
Decisão extraída
Yes. After more than ten years of cohabitation and a classical division of roles, the presumption of a life-shaping marriage was not rebutted.
Fundamentação extraída
Sexual relations, shared hobbies, or separate bedrooms are not decisive. The wife had given up outside employment, helped in the husband's business, and relied economically on the marriage. Her pre-existing illness also formed part of the protected mutual trust and could be considered under Art. 125 Abs. 2 Ziff. 4 ZGB.