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KKO 2603/2001 AI generated

Supreme Court held Finnish court had jurisdiction over maintenance claim against foreign resident against foreign national.

Case Number KKO 2603/2001
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court confirmed that the Finnish court retained jurisdiction to examine a maintenance claim filed by a resident Russian child against a Russian father living abroad. The applicant argued that Finnish law applied to the child's residence, while the respondent contended that jurisdiction belonged to the father's country of residence. The court ruled that the child's habitual residence in Finland established Finnish jurisdiction despite the father's foreign status and location.

Legislator headnote

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Section 1 of the Maintenance Act 1996; Section 1 of the Civil Procedure Code: A court retains jurisdiction over maintenance claims when the claimant is habitually resident in its territory, regardless of the defendant's nationality or residence.

Keywords

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maintenance claim jurisdiction child habitual residence foreign national defendant civil procedure rules cross-border maintenance

Cited Legislation

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Section 1 of the Maintenance Act 1996
Section 1 of the Civil Procedure Code

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Suomalainen tuomioistuin oli toimivaltainen tutkimaan täällä asuvan venäläisen aviolapsen elatusapua koskevan kanteen, vaikka elatusvelvollinen oli Venäjän kansalainen ja asui Venäjällä. Ks. KKO:2001:109