After a verbal agreement of engagment and marriage, the other person backs out(twice) Is there legal recourse?

Question

Is there a legal avenue for a person making a verbal aggreement and accepting ring for encagement and marriage and backing out twice.

Answer 1

She should give the ring back because it was contingent on marriage! Other then that, I do not think there is legal recourse! I could be wrong.....but I don't think so!

Answer 2

What is your problem with supplying he with the invoices for the materials you purchases? As you said, he gave you money for supplies . . . so he wants to see how much you paid for the supplies. As the owner of a construction business you must realize that the agreement that can hold up in court is the one which is written and signed by the customer. He can always say that he was paying for material costs and another amount for labor. Usually a written estimate would require an amount upfront to begin the job with the remainder due upon completion. If there was not a meeting of the minds on this contract then it unfortunately go against you for not following proper business practices. Your client does not seem to be going back on the agreement, it seems as if you may not have been clear that giving money for supplies does NOT mean you come back with receipts and change to the homeowner. Give him the receipts and have him sign a contract for the labor you are charging.

Answer 3

It is called "breech of contract" and is still law in some countries but even in those countries you would find it difficult to get a finding by the court unless you could show that you lost a great deal of money because of the broken contract. The ring should be returned as it is a symbol of the contract. Forget about this person and move on with your life - they will NOT make you happy but there is someone else waiting out there for you. Hope this helps. Good luck..

Answer 4

Two times are actually not too bad. This is a normal behavior that is done out of the fear of abandonment and fear about the future. The person is still willing to commit, so you can fully proceed with the agreement.

Answer 5

There could be depending on what state you live in but what do you hope to gain from that, make the judge make her marry you?

I would want someone that was marrying me to be absolutely sure before they did go thru with it..

After all it is suppose to be a lifetime commitment.

Answer 6

Well it might depend on what state you live in . I live in florida and I tried this and was told there was no statue for that sort of thing on the law books. good luck .