Questione giuridica chiave
Whether provisional measures in divorce modification proceedings may reduce or suspend maintenance pending judgment
Decisione estratta
Such measures are permissible only in exceptional cases of urgency and special circumstances; otherwise the existing maintenance order remains in force.
Motivazione estratta
Under both old and new divorce law, provisional modification is an exception. The applicant must show special urgency, and doubts are resolved in favor of preserving the prior order.