Burns v. Burns

Burns v. Burns

Burns v. Burns, [Case citation| [1984] Ch 317, [1984] 1 All ER 244] is a case in English property law dealing with the beneficial entitlements of unmarried cohabittees

Facts

The plaintiff, Valerie Burns, had lived with the defendant for 19 years, Patrick Burns, whom she had never married. The house had been bought in the name of the defendant who also paid the purchase price with the plaintiff making no financial contributions to the purchase price or mortgage installments and had acted as a homemaker performing domestic duties. [ [http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pntodd/cases/cases_b/burns.htm Full text of opinion] ] She had however made financial contributions to the household with regards to household bills and redecorating.

Judgment

The judgment of the case was that in the absence of a financial contribution which could be related to the acquisition to the property such as mortgage installments there is no right to a beneficial entitlement to a family home.

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