Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

i booked a wedding with a venue in may for a weddingdate set for march of next year. after much thought and consideration my fiance and i called the wedding off for now as we are 19 and 20 and expecting a baby in 3 months. i never signed a contract or terms of agreement...we called it off before i was able to send it in...do they have any right to my money? can i expect a full refund without a hitch since i never signed a legal binding paper? all that i signed was a reciept when i gave them the check.


Asked on 6/20/11, 11:15 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Tony Carballo Carballo Law Offices

The receipt may say if you are entitled to a refund. Generally the answer is that you can get a refund if cancellation does not cause any damages to the other party . Sometimes you sign a liquidated damages agreement or it is agreed to and written on the receipt that you agreed to give up the deposit as liquidated damages in case of cancellation. The amount of the liquidated damages usually is the deposit and that is the purpose of the deposit. A contract does not need to be in writing generally. Most contracts are oral contracts and in many cases the writing, such as a receipt, confirms the existence of an oral contract. However, the receipt could constitute a written contract if signed by you.

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Answered on 6/21/11, 2:58 am


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