Returning rings
Question
I recently broke up with my fiancé. On top of everything else he's asked for the ring back, do I have any legal right to keep it?
Answer
When a relationship breaks up gifts given to each other (and this includes an engagement ring) can be kept by the person who received the gift unless there was a prior agreement saying that it would be returned. This tends to only apply when the ring was a family heirloom. So unless this applies he has no legal right to ask for the ring back.
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