Key legal question
Whether the cantonal court awarded the wife more in liquidation of the marital property regime than she had claimed.
Extracted holding
Yes. The appellate court exceeded the limits of the parties' pleadings under Ticino civil procedure; the award had to be reduced to the amount supported by the pleaded and proven facts.
Extracted reasoning
In a system governed by the dispositive and assertatory principles, the court may not grant more than requested and must confine itself to the facts alleged and proved by the parties.