The Supreme Court did not recognize jointly acquired property purchased in a civil marriage

Property purchased in a civil marriage is not considered jointly acquired and is not subject to division in the event of a separation of the couple. This was reported on April 2 by RIA Novosti with reference to the decision of the judicial board of the Supreme Court for civil cases.

This conclusion was reached in the framework of the case of a couple from the Krasnodar Territory who decided to divorce, but continued to live together after the dissolution of the marriage. A month later, the man bought his ex-wife a car, which he issued to her. Having finally parted, the man appealed to the court with a demand to recognize the car as jointly acquired property. After a negative decision, he filed an appeal, in which the vehicle was recognized as joint property due to the recent dissolution of the marriage.

However, the Supreme Court, having considered the case, pointed out the correctness of the decision of the first instance, as a result, ownership of the car was reserved for the woman.

"Thus, the actual cohabitation... It does not generate the legal consequences that the fact of marriage in the civil registry office entails. The regime of joint ownership of spouses cannot be extended to property relations between unmarried persons," the court ruling says.

Earlier, on March 30, the Supreme Court ordered parents to pay utility bills for their children. The precedent for this was a dispute between the Tomsk Homeowners' Association (HOA) and a local resident who had accumulated a debt of almost 445,000 rubles for non-payment of utility bills and capital repair fees. The court partially satisfied the claim, collecting money from the debtor and his mother, who lives with him.