Key legal question
Whether provisional measures may be ordered in a divorce-modification proceeding when a main judgment is expected soon.
Extracted holding
No. If the main proceedings are expected to be decided shortly, urgency is lacking and provisional measures must be refused.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that urgency depends on the overall economic situation and the likely duration of the interim regime. Although the husband claimed he did not meet his minimum subsistence level after early retirement, temporary encroachment on the subsistence minimum may be permissible. Because the file was already substantially ready for decision and no complex evidence such as expert reports was needed, a judgment on the merits could be expected soon; therefore no urgency existed.