Key legal question
Whether the divorce alimony could be reduced under Art. 153(2) aCC because the beneficiary spouse's situation had materially improved.
Extracted holding
Yes. The wife was no longer in the same need: she had a durable full AI pension and lower housing costs, so the original support was no longer fully necessary.
Extracted reasoning
A modification is justified when the beneficiary's hardship has materially and durably decreased in a way not foreseeable at divorce. On the findings of the cantonal court, the wife's income and expenses had changed sufficiently to remove part of the need for support.