California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Nelson v. Nevel, 154 Cal.App.3d 132, 201 Cal.Rptr. 93 (Cal. App. 1984):
5 In Omer v. Omer, supra, 11 Wash.App. 386, 391 [523 P.2d 957, 961], absent a finding of fraud or misrepresentation, the court applied a constructive trust where a clear element of unconscionability was evident and where defendant would be unjustly enriched.
6 The court in Marvin v. Marvin, supra, 18 Cal.3d 660, 682, 134 Cal.Rptr. 815, 557 P.2d 106, removed the distinctions between putatively married spouses and other nonmarried persons.
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