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Helsingin HO 15.02.1984 905 AI generated

Divorce granted despite prior cohabitation; wife's adultery waived by husband's long knowledge.

Case Number Helsingin HO 15.02.1984 905
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The court granted the divorce requested by the husband against his wife, who had previously sought separation due to her infidelity. Although the wife had committed adultery both before and during the separation period, the husband, who knew of her extramarital affairs for years, was deemed to have waived his claim for divorce based on that specific adultery under the relevant statute. Consequently, the court ruled in favor of the divorce petition, finding that the husband's prolonged awareness of the misconduct constituted a waiver of the right to terminate the marriage on those grounds.

Legislator headnote

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AL 70 § 1 momentin nojalla; AL 76 § 1 momentin nojalla: If a spouse knows of the other's adultery for a long time, they may be deemed to have waived the right to divorce on that ground, allowing the court to grant divorce based on other statutory grounds.

Keywords

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divorce grounds waiver of adultery long knowledge separation period cohabitation impact statutory waiver marital dissolution

Cited Legislation

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AL 70 § 1 momentin nojalla
AL 76 § 1 momentin nojalla
Puolisot tuomittiin avioeroon B:n kanteesta AL 76 § 1 momentin nojalla.
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Aviopuolisot A ja B oli yhteisestä hakemuksesta tuomittu asumuseroon B:n muutettua jo aikaisemmin seurustelukumppaninsa luo asumaan. Sittemmin A vaati puolisoiden tuomitsemista avioeroon B:n pitkäaikaisen sekä ennen asumuseroa että sen jälkeen tapahtuneen uskottomuuden vuoksi AL 70 §:n nojalla.

A:n, joka jo usean vuoden ajan oli tiennyt B:n avioliiton ulkopuolisista suhteista, katsottiin luopuneen vaatimasta avioeroa AL 70 §:n 1 momentin nojalla myös siltä osin kuin kysymys oli asumuseron aikana tapahtuneesta uskottomuudesta. Puolisot tuomittiin avioeroon B:n kanteesta AL 76 § 1 momentin nojalla.

Läsnä: Kesä, Järvinen ja Jalonen Esittelijä: Palojärvi

KKO:n ratkaisu: Ei valituslupaa Päätös n:o 1548/2.5.1984