2024-04-24 10:50:00
A woman who has just lost her husband must pay alimony to her husband’s ex-wife. Ella was sentenced by the Federal Court of Switzerland. The widow had challenged this commitment in court, but her appeal was dismissed.
Pay alimony to the ex-wife of her deceased husband. This is the court decision handed down in Switzerland once morest a woman who lost her husband. To understand the story, go back to the 90s. In 1993, a couple divorced. The couple had no children. The man is wealthy. He must pay alimony of 12,000 Swiss francs per month (12,280 euros) to his wife according to the divorce agreement. The man honors this payment until his death in 2022.
Meanwhile, the man remarried. Upon his death, his wife became his sole heir. She then suspends the payment of alimony to the ex-wife. The ex-wife, who does not agree, takes legal action. The district court in Zurich ruled in his favor. Same decision on appeal from the canton’s supreme court. In opposition to these payments, the widow took the case to the Federal Court which dismissed it, the daily reports Dagbladet.
The various courts took the current divorce agreement as a point of departure. The Federal Court even ruled that the sum had to be revalued due to inflation. The widow must pay a sum of 14,000 Swiss francs per month to the ex-wife. The magistrates decided that the payments might only stop on the ex-wife’s death. Lifetime grants are awarded in very rare cases, the specialized Swiss website specifies observer.
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