Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

My ex-boyfriends mother and stepfather gave us $1000.00 for bills. The mom is now claiming it was a loan that needs to be paid back and the exboyfriend is sueing me for 1/2 the money. The money was never in my hands and he even bought a guitar with it. Am I responsible for paying back $500? I truely do not know what the rest of the money was used for as it was over a year ago.


Asked on 3/12/10, 11:01 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
David Labovitz Labovitz Law Firm, P.A.

It sounds like you may have a number of pretty good defenses, such as (1) the money was a gift; (2) you never had access to the money; and (3) your ex spent it on himself. Do you have anything to prove that the money was intended as a gift and not a loan? If you can't get past the gift defense, you might want to assemble a record of where the money went. The better able you are to show that the money went to your ex and that he used it all for himself, the better your defense.

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Answered on 3/17/10, 7:33 pm


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