Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appellate court misused its discretion in fixing each parent's earning capacity for child maintenance.
Decisione estratta
No; the appellate court's assessment of each parent's reasonable earning capacity was within its discretion.
Motivazione estratta
The Federal Court applies restraint in reviewing maintenance amounts and found no violation in holding the father to 80% work and the mother to 50% in the first phase, then 100% later, given childcare circumstances and the children's ages.