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Vaasan HO 11.01.1972 275/71 AI generated

Alimony claims over 10 years old are time-barred even if a modification appeal was pending.

Case Number Vaasan HO 11.01.1972 275/71
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Court of Appeal dismissed the enforcement officer's seizure of the wife's assets for unpaid alimony totaling 200 marks. Although the wife had appealed a 1961 modification of the alimony order, the court held that claims for payments due before April 2, 1961, were time-barred as over 10 years had elapsed. Consequently, the seizure was revoked regarding these expired debts, leaving only potentially valid claims from after the bar period.

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Alimony Act; Limitation of Actions: Alimony claims for payments due more than ten years prior to enforcement are time-barred, regardless of whether an appeal regarding the alimony amount was pending at the time the limitation period expired.

Keywords

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alimony enforcement statute of limitations time bar enforcement seizure marital dissolution

Cited Legislation

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Alimony Act 1960
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Alioikeuden kuukausittain maksettavaksi tuomitseman elatusavun vanhentumisaika alkoi kulua, vaikka päätökseen haettiin muutosta.

Raastuvanoikeus oli 2.11.1960 avioeron yhteydessä velvoittanut vaimon suorittamaan miehelle lapsia varten kuukausittain elatusapua. Vaimon haettua muutosta mm. elatusapuun hovioikeus vahvisti 18.4.1961 elatusavun määrän. Ulosottomies ulosmittasi 13.4.1971 vaimon omaisuutta mm. kokonaan maksamatta jääneiden elatusapuerien perimiseksi. Vaimo valitti lääninhallitukseen, joka pysytti ulosmittauksen.

Hovioikeus: Koska 2.4.1961 ja sitä ennen maksettaviksi erääntyneiden elatusapumaksujen erääntymispäivistä oli kulunut yli 10 vuotta ulosmittaukseen ja nämä elatusapusaatavat, yhteensä 200 mk, näin ollen olivat vanhentuneet, ulosmittaus noiden saatavien osalta kumottiin.

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