Question juridique clé
Whether the wife’s claim for an indemnity under Art. 165 CC had to be decided despite the failed notarial expert opinion.
Solution extraite
The claim could be rejected on the basis of the file because the facts necessary to establish the indemnity were not proven after the parties failed to pay the requested expert advance.
Motifs extraits
The wife’s conduct did not justify relief from the consequences of non-payment; the court had ordered expert proof for relevant facts, set deadlines, and invited an application for legal aid, but she did neither.