CHILD SUPPORT - DIVIDING THE SURPLUS IN THE CASE OF UNMARRIED PARENTS (so-called "big and small heads" principle)
Avv. Jasmine Altin
New decision of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court on calculation of child support in the case of unmarried parents. The surplus (revenues – fix expenses) of the parent held to child support is to be divided only between the latter and the child (decision 5A_668/2021 of 19 July 2023). Download a summary of Court decision (in Italian)