Key legal question
Whether the monthly child support of CHF 3,000 should be increased to CHF 12,000 and extended until completion of education.
Extracted holding
No. The lower court correctly found no luxury lifestyle requiring such a high amount; the awarded support sufficiently reflected the child's needs and the parents' circumstances.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 285 ZGB support depends on the child’s needs, the parents’ living standard and ability to pay, not mechanically on the payer’s income. The court accepted the binding findings that the father lived comfortably but not luxuriously, and that the child’s needs could be met by generous but not maximal support, including schooling and extracurricular activities.