Supreme Court allows joint debt sharing between spouses when calculating debtor's assets for bankruptcy proceedings.

The Supreme Court of Finland allowed the claimant's request to include the debtor's spouse's share of joint housing costs when calculating the debtor's available assets. The court found that the spouse had contributed to the mortgage payments, thereby reducing the net value of the property available to creditors. Consequently, the court ruled that joint debts must be shared between spouses to accurately reflect the debtor's true financial capacity.