Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the Federal Court could entertain a complaint against a cantonal divorce judgment issued by the first instance court.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The Federal Court lacked competence because only a final cantonal main judgment can be challenged before it in such matters, whereas the Goßau district judgment was still appealable to the cantonal court.
Extrahierte Begründung
Under Art. 43 of the Civil Status and Marriage Act, cantonal divorce judgments are reviewable federally only within the framework of Art. 29 of the Federal Judiciary Act, which requires a final cantonal main judgment. Since an appeal lay to the cantonal court, the decision was not final.