Supreme Court dismisses appeal regarding whether a time-barred debt must be considered in calculating advance inheritance.
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AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the appeal concerning whether a time-barred debt owed by the deceased must be deducted from the advance inheritance received by the heir. The applicant argued that the outstanding loan should reduce the inheritance amount, while the opposing party contended that time-barred debts are extinguished and irrelevant to inheritance calculations. The court ruled that since the debt was time-barred during the decedent's lifetime, it no longer constituted a valid claim against the estate for the purpose of calculating the advance inheritance.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedInheritance Act 621/1978, s. 33; Inheritance Act 621/1978, s. 34: A time-barred debt owed by the decedent does not constitute a valid claim against the estate and must not be deducted when calculating the amount of advance inheritance.
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Rintaperillinen A oli saanut B:ltä 7 000 euron rahalainan, josta oli maksamatta 6 950
euroa. Velka oli B:n elinaikana vanhentunut. Kysymys siitä, oliko vanhentunut velka
otettava huomioon A:n ennakkoperintönä B:ltä.
Valituslupakortti sisältää kuvauksen siitä kysymyksestä, johon liittyen asiassa on
myönnetty valituslupa. Sen sisältö ei sido korkeinta oikeutta eikä rajoita asian
käsittelyä siltä osin kuin valituslupa on myönnetty.