Question juridique clé
Whether Art. 281 ZGB allows a provisional order requiring a parent to advance the child's litigation costs in a maintenance case.
Solution extraite
No. In maintenance proceedings under Arts. 279 ff. ZGB, Art. 281 ZGB does not authorize an order compelling the parent to advance litigation costs; only deposit under Art. 282 ZGB and provisional payment under Art. 283 ZGB are available as provisional measures.
Motifs extraits
The wording of Art. 281 ZGB might suggest broad discretion, but the legislative history and materials show that the legislature intended only deposit and provisional payment as provisional measures. The rule is exhaustive and leaves no room for additional provisional measures, including under cantonal procedural law.