4.  The applicant was born in 1990 and lives in Maribor. 5.  On 20 August 1999 the applicant through guardian instituted proceedings against her father before the Maribor District Court seeking an increase in alimony. 6.  On 11 October 2000 the first-instance court held the first hearing. A hearing scheduled for 8 December 2000 was postponed at the applicant’s request and was held subsequently on 16 February 2001. 7.  On 22 May 2001 the first-instance court rendered a judgment upholding the applicant’s request in part by increasing the amount of alimony. The defendant appealed. 8.  On 27 November 2001 the Maribor Higher Court upheld the appeal and remitted the case for re-examination. 9.  On 8 May 2002 the first-instance court held a hearing. 10.  On 30 May 2002 the first-instance court issued a judgment upholding the applicant’s request in part. The defendant appealed. 11.  On 19 November 2002 the appeal court rendered a judgment and remitted the case once more for re-examination. The court found that the operative part of the first-instance judgment was not clear and the judgment insufficiently reasoned in some parts. 12.  Further to the remittal the Maribor District Court held two hearings on 27 October 2004 and 13 July 2005. 13.  After the last hearing the court rendered a judgment upholding the applicant’s request. The defendant appealed. 14.  On 11 April 2006 the Maribor Higher Court rejected the appeal.