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Turun HO 16.06.1978 PÄ-316 AI generated

Spousal services during long cohabitation require prior agreement for compensation claim in Finnish law.

Case Number Turun HO 16.06.1978 PÄ-316
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed A's claim for compensation regarding eight years of household and garden management services provided to B within their marital home. Although the work was substantial and generally merit compensation, the court ruled that such services performed during a long-term marital relationship must be compensated only if a prior agreement exists. Consequently, without evidence of a specific agreement, A was not entitled to monetary compensation for these domestic duties.

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S. 1041 of the Finnish Civil Code; s. 1041 of the Finnish Civil Code: Services rendered by one spouse to the other during a long-term marital relationship do not constitute a debt requiring compensation unless a specific agreement on compensation has been concluded.

Keywords

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spousal services marital cohabitation domestic labor prior agreement compensation claim Finnish Civil Code household management

Cited Legislation

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s. 1041 of the Finnish Civil Code
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ECLI:FI:KKO:2019:69
Supreme Court dismisses cohabitation compensation claim where separation period outweighs reunification for relationship continuity.
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kko-precedent_1987_129
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A oli kahdeksan vuoden aikana hänen ja B:n yhteisessä kodissa hoitanut B:n taloutta sekä huolehtinut B:n kiinteistön puutarhan ja pihamaan hoidosta. Vaikka tuo työ laadultaan ja laajuudeltaan on ollut sellaista, että siitä yleensä olisi pitänyt suorittaa vastiketta, on A, koska hän on tehnyt tuon työn pitkään jatkuneen avioliitonomaisen yhdyselämän puitteissa ja myös omaksi hyödykseen, oikeutettu saamaan siitä korvausta vain mikäli korvauksesta on sovittu.

Läsnä: Saxén - Roos - Lindroos Esittelijä: M. Koskenniemi

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