Break-up of Engagements

Hi again,

I am on my soap box again.

Having been listening to some and I hasten to say a very little amount of day time TV, on a programme about keeping engagement rings.

I can not believe that the about of people out there - that believe it is right to keep their engagement ring once the have split up before they get married.

Legally, the Engagement Ring is deemed as a contract that you are going to enter into a contract of marriage, should this contract of marriage be cancelled for any reason then the Engagement Ring should be returned.

Having said that, if the Engagement Ring is deemed as a Gift, then three areas have to be proved, which are:-
i - Was the Ring given as a gift,
ii. Was the Ring received as gift
iii. Was the Ring accepted as a gift.
If all these three points can be proved then the Engagement Ring is deemed as a Gift and does not have to be returned.

Also, on the otherhand, if the Engagement Ring can be deemed as a Condition Gift as leading into a contract of Marriage, then the Engagement Ring has to be RETURNED.

I hope this has cleared the air and explained the point.

SAWH for FLW