Domestic services provided by a de facto partner do not establish a sufficient nexus to the acquisition of the other partner's commercial assets to found a constructive trust where the assets were acquired through the other partner's entrepreneurial skill and business acumen, the pooling of resources was limited to household expenses, and the claimant's income was in substantial effect a gift from the other partner. The receipt of substantial capital assets and income during the relationship may negate any finding of unconscionability in the other partner's retention of separate assets.
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