Question juridique clé
How to determine maintenance contributions when the family income is insufficient for all members' needs
Solution extraite
The contributions must be fixed so that the working husband’s minimum subsistence remains protected; the distribution guideline is only a rule of thumb and must yield to the concrete circumstances.
Motifs extraits
If the available income does not cover everyone’s needs, the court should avoid a result in which both parties fall on public assistance. The husband’s remaining amount would otherwise be too low for his own needs.