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KKO 971/2003 AI generated

Supreme Court allows husband's heir to invalidate land sale when marital estate remains undivided.

Case Number KKO 971/2003
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Supreme Court of Finland allowed the husband's heirs to invalidate a land sale made by the wife after her death. The wife had bequeathed her entire estate to a third party, and the couple's marital estate remained undivided upon their deaths. The court ruled that the sale violated the requirement for division of the marital estate before disposition could be valid.

Legislator headnote

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Section 10 of the Marriage Act; Section 10 of the Inheritance Act: A disposition of property belonging to the marital estate is invalid if the estate has not been divided according to law.

Keywords

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marital estate division invalidity of sale undivided estate heir's right property disposition

Cited Legislation

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Section 10 of the Marriage Act
Section 10 of the Inheritance Act
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kko-precedent_1998_139
Supreme Court dismisses probate administrator's suit against heir for inheritance return when suit only affects secondary heirs' interests.
kko-precedent_2001_12
Supreme Court dismisses appeal; surviving spouse's refusal to transfer assets is invalid for heirs if spouse dies during partition.
kko-precedent_1987_131
Supreme Court dismisses will invalidation claim where testator's crimes deeply offended the heir.
kko-precedent_2007_99
Supreme Court allows appointment of estate administrator and partitioner despite disputed universal legacy claim.
kko-precedent_2013_32
Supreme Court dismisses claim against executor for discovering a joint will during estate administration.

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Yhteiseen pesään, johon vaimolla oli naimaosa, kuului miehen avioliiton aikana ostama tila. Vaimo testamenttasi koko omaisuutensa A:lle. Puolisoiden kuoltua A myi tilan. Kysymys siitä, voitiinko miehen perillisen kanteesta kiinteistönkauppa julistaa pätemättömäksi, kun puolisoiden pesä oli jakamatta.