Questão jurídica principal
Whether the claimant met the contribution-period requirement for unemployment benefits or qualified for exemption due to separation from her spouse.
Decisão extraída
The court held that the separation occurred later than the date assumed by the lower authorities, so the claimant could invoke the exemption from the contribution-period requirement.
Fundamentação extraída
The documentary evidence and consistent statements of the husband, lawyer, municipality, and lease agreement showed that the spouses did not separate on 1 November 2003. The claimant's earlier form entry was not reliable in light of the overall record. Since separation occurred after 18 November 2003, the causal link required for exemption under Art. 14(2) AVIG could not be denied on the ground of insufficient contribution time.