Key legal question
Whether the mother qualified for family reunification as a dependent ascendant under Annex I FZA.
Extracted holding
Yes. The court found that the required support existed in fact and that the dependency requirement was met.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that support is assessed according to the actual situation: whether the relative can cover basic needs without the resident worker’s material support. Prior support abroad is relevant but not an absolute prerequisite, and the Metock line of case law means the mother’s prior lawful residence in a contracting state was not required.