Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the duration of the marriage was about twelve years and thus life-shaping
Extrahierter Entscheid
The relevant marital cohabitation lasted about twelve years; the wife's prior mistreatment did not negate her protected reliance on continuation of the marriage until the common household ended in March 2003.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court held that a spouse cannot escape maintenance by mistreating the other. The wife's endurance of the difficult marriage showed she still hoped for its continuation; protected reliance ended only with the separation of the household.