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FO.2012.39•No conciliation required for paternity-related maintenance claim
FO.2012.39Other CourtJan 17, 2013
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The court states that the first instance was properly conducted by the single judge of the Kreisgericht under Art. 295 ZPO and Art. 6 EG ZPO. It further holds that no conciliation hearing was required because the action is one concerning personal status within Art. 198 lit. b ZPO, and this also covers the maintenance claim linked to paternity. The appellate authority is the II. Civil Chamber of the Cantonal Court under Art. 16 EG ZPO. The decision is not yet final.
Art. 198 lit. b ZPO; paternity-related maintenance claim as an action concerning personal status; no conciliation proceedings required. Actions over personal status are exempt from conciliation, and this exemption extends to the maintenance claim connected with paternity. First-instance competence may lie with the single judge of the Kreisgericht under cantonal implementing provisions; on appeal, the competent cantonal civil chamber is determined by the applicable cantonal procedural rules.
Aus den Erwägungen:
1. Zuständig für den Prozess vor Vorinstanz war die Einzelrichterin des Kreisgerichts (Art. 295 ZPO; Art. 6 EG ZPO). Dabei wurde dem Verfahren richtig keine Schlichtung vorangestellt, da es sich um eine Klage über den Personenstand (vgl. Art. 198 lit. b ZPO) handelt, wozu sachgerecht auch die mit der Vaterschaft verbundene Unterhaltsklage gehört (OGer BE, 7. Juli 2011, CAN – Zeitschrift für kantonale Rechtsprechung 2012, 89, 92; OGer ZH, 6. Juli 2012, www.gerichte-zh.ch [Vaterschaftsklage]; Dike-Komm/Gasser/Rickli, Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung, Art. 198 ZPO, N 3; Hofmann/Lüscher, Le Code de procédure civile, 108; Möhler, in: Gehri/Kramer, Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung, Art. 198 ZPO, N 7; Scherrer, Diskussionspunkte anlässlich der Weiterbildung des Kantonsgerichtes St. Gallen vom 30. November 2010 betreffend familienrechtliche Angelegenheiten, Nachrichten zum Familienrecht Nr. 1/11, www.gerichte.sg.ch; a.M.: Honegger, in: Sutter-Somm/Hasenböhler/Leuenberger, ZPO Komm., Art. 198 ZPO, N 9 [Vaterschaftsklage]; Staehelin/Staehelin/Grolimund, Zivilprozessrecht, 322).
Im Berufungsverfahren entscheidet die II. Zivilkammer des Kantonsgerichts (Art. 16 EG ZPO).
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Der Entscheid ist noch nicht rechtskräftig.
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Whether the Kreisgericht's single judge was competent at first instance.
The single judge of the Kreisgericht was competent under Art. 295 ZPO and Art. 6 EG ZPO.
The court states that the first-instance proceedings were correctly heard by the single judge.
Whether conciliation proceedings had to precede the action.
No conciliation was required because the case is an action concerning personal status, and the maintenance claim linked to paternity is treated accordingly.
Actions over personal status fall within Art. 198 lit. b ZPO; the maintenance claim connected with paternity is included in this category.
Which cantonal chamber is competent in appeal.
In appeal, the II. Civil Chamber of the Cantonal Court decides under Art. 16 EG ZPO.
The snippet identifies the appellate authority for the proceeding.
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