Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the refusal of legal aid for the cantonal appeal procedure was lawful despite the applicant's asserted financial need.
Decisione estratta
The lower court's refusal could not stand because, after correcting the budget calculation, the applicant's financial surplus was too small to cover litigation costs within a year.
Motivazione estratta
The Supreme Court held that the applicant was entitled to have indispensable expenses considered. Claimed amortization payments were rejected as late and in any event economically savings, but underestimated housing maintenance costs had to be added at least minimally. With the corrected budget, the surplus fell below the threshold needed to pay expected court and party costs.