A constructive trust may be imposed in a de facto relationship even where the parties did not pool their resources and where the legal owner never represented that the other party would acquire a proprietary interest. The absence of pooling and the absence of express representations are relevant factors but are not prerequisites. Where contributions are unequal, the court should adjust the shares to avoid injustice rather than defaulting to equality.
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