Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the dismissal of the cantonal appeal also caused the husband’s cross-appeal to lapse.
Decisione estratta
It was not arbitrary to treat the cross-appeal as lapsed because, under the applicable cantonal rules, the written exchange had not yet been completed when the main appeal was withdrawn.
Motivazione estratta
A cross-remedy generally depends on the main remedy and falls away when that remedy is withdrawn. The Schwyz rules allowed the court to still order further written submissions, and issues concerning the child had to be examined ex officio under the official and inquisitorial maxims.