Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
Does a woman have to return the engagment ring if the man cheated on her?
Asked on 1/19/11, 9:46 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Brent Rose
The Orsini & Rose Law Firm
No. In a divorce situation, the woman never needs to return the ring because it's considered a premarital gift to the wife. In a situation where the parties aren't yet married, the more modern view is to follow the divorce rule, in other words, the woman gets to keep the ring. The old fashioned view, which some judges still follow, is that the engagement ring goes to whomever didn't caused the breakup. In this case, the man is the one who cheated, so he caused the breakup. In either case, the woman gets to keep the engagement ring.
Answered on 1/24/11, 11:11 am