Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

My exboyfriend gifted me 20,000 for the down payment of my home 2 plus years ago. Now that we aew broke up he wants to sue me for the gift. Can he?


Asked on 10/12/09, 8:04 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Sure he can sue you. The question is whether he will win. That will depend on whether you can prove to the court that it was an unconditional gift or not. Were gift taxes paid on it? That would be one clear proof of intent to make a gift, since no one would pay gift taxes on a loan.

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Answered on 10/13/09, 4:55 pm


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