Inclusion of diurna cash equivalents in net monthly income for child support calculation under Civil Code Articles 527(2) and 529(2)

The High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed as inadmissible the reference for a preliminary ruling filed by the Botoșani Court of Appeal, meaning no binding interpretation was issued and the matter remains unresolved by the supreme court. The dispute concerned a family law issue within a maintenance case, specifically whether the cash equivalent of a daily allowance (diurnă) should be included in the calculation of a parent's net monthly income to determine child support obligations. The court rejected the reference, finding it did not meet the procedural requirements for a preliminary ruling under Article 521(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure, thereby leaving the interpretation of Articles 527(2) and 529(2) of the Civil Code to the lower courts in the absence of a unified position from the supreme court's panel for resolving questions of law.