Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Massachusetts
engagement ring,taken by boyfriend
live in massachusetts,my boy friend said many times,he would not take ring even if we break up.He stole the ring.and the police are refuseing a police report.
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Re: engagement ring,taken by boyfriend
What ring? We cannot read minds.
Re: engagement ring,taken by boyfriend
Reading your mind, I assume that your boyfriend took the engagement ring he gave you. He did so without your permission.
When last I researched this -- twelve or thirteen years ago -- the law of engagement rings was as follows: If a gift SOLELY for engagement, without any other holiday or occasion in mind, the ring is a conditional gift. It is yours only so long as you are engaged, and fiancee can require its return if the engagement ends.
If given for a "dual occasion" (e.g., Christmas and engagement, the additional occasion makes the ring a gift outright.
If your case is the second type, you may want to have someone update my research and consider whether you have a case.
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