Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Illinois

So to make my girlfriend happy, I paid a lot of money for her to get a dog. I sent the money on paypal to her. The lady she was getting the dog from didn't accept checks so I sent it to my girlfriend's paypal account. I think she went to the bank and got a cashiers check. She lives in a different state by the way. I live in Illinois and she lives in Florida. She got this dog on Friday and today she broke up with me. Is there anything I can do to get this money back or get the dog legally? We agreed that the dog was both of ours.


Asked on 1/18/10, 11:02 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys

The logistics of the geography makes it very impractical. You might want to hire an attorney to try and bluff her with a letter of demand. Good luck.

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Answered on 1/24/10, 6:02 am
Charles Dobra Charles Wm. Dobra, Ltd.

Dare I say that she loves the dog more than you? I don't know how much money was involved in this transaction, but I would predict that the cost of litigation would far exceed what the cost of the dog was. Consider this a valuable life lesson.

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Answered on 1/24/10, 9:06 am

"So to make my girlfriend happy, I paid a lot of money for her to get a dog."

Since you didn't say there was a contract, or a loan, sounds like you made her a gift, no matter how you paid for it. So while it must be extremely frustrating, I think you'd be spending good money after bad to change the situation.

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Answered on 1/24/10, 10:13 am


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