Questão jurídica principal
Whether the federal appeal was admissible despite the amount in dispute
Decisão extraída
The appeal was admissible because the case raised a legal question of fundamental importance concerning equal treatment of children from different relationships in child-support calculations.
Fundamentação extraída
Although the amount in dispute was below the statutory threshold, the relationship between the obligor’s earning capacity and maintenance duties toward children from different unions was a question of fundamental importance.