Court awards woman €61,000 for domestic work By TPN/Lusa, in News, Crime · 25-02-2021 18:41:00 · 1 Comments
Portugal’s Supreme Court of Justice has ordered a man to compensate his ex-partner for housework she did during their relationship.
The STJ considers that the domestic work by the woman was considered to be beneficial for the partner who did not participate in the house work.
The woman asked for at least €240,000, but in the first instance, the Barcelos Court found that there was no place for paying any amount for the woman s domestic work.
“As the work spent in the home is not legally required in the context of the de facto union, its provision as a contribution to the common economy is configured as a spontaneous fulfilment of a natural obligation”, said that court.