Questão jurídica principal
Whether the cantonal court sufficiently established the complainant's financial ability to pay maintenance in February and April 2004, including any permissible intrusion into his subsistence minimum.
Decisão extraída
The findings were insufficient because the lower court did not determine the respondent's own subsistence minimum and therefore could not assess whether, and to what extent, an intrusion into the complainant's minimum subsistence was necessary.
Fundamentação extraída
Under the applicable rules, surplus income may be offset across periods, but not where payment would require an impermissible intrusion into the debtor's minimum subsistence. Without findings on the creditor's needs, the decisive comparison could not be made.