%0 Journal Article %T EL CAR¨˘CTER EXTRAPATRIMONIAL DE LA COMPENSACI¨®N ECON¨®MICA %A Barcia Lehmann %A Rodrigo %A Riveros Ferrada %A Carolina %J Revista chilena de derecho %D 2011 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.4067/S0718-34372011000200004 %X this article shows that "economic compensation" ought to be understood as a family law institution. "economic compensation" is a non-patrimonial right that arises from a marriage annulment or divorce, so it is essentially a postnuptial right. an indemnifying role of "economic compensation" does not preclude an assisting role also, which is, in some cases, both complimentary and exclusive to determine its " quantum ". the basis for this compensation lays not only on the legal principle that affords protection to a weaker spouse, but first and foremost, in the protection of the family, which is an institution guaranteed by the constitution in the chilean legal system. %K economic compensation %K marriage. %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0718-34372011000200004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en