Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Michigan

If you both signed the lease you are both responsible to pay rent, If you are considering breaking the lease, it's best to work out an agreement prior to leaving. Most landlords do not want to go through the cost and headache of the eviction process.

In regard to the ring you are correct. See the below copy of my blog on this topic.

GIVE THE RING BACK LADIES.

The question: who keeps the ring when the wedding is off? came up twice this week. In Michigan, there is a case called Meyer v. Mitnick which was decided in 2001 which resolves the issue.

The woman in that case argued that since the man was at fault for not following through, she should get to keep the $20,000 engagement ring. The man argued that the ring was a conditional gift. The �condition� was that in order to keep the ring, the wedding had to happen. The wedding would then fulfill the agreement and the gift would be completed. This wasn�t like a Christmas present. It clearly represented something more.

Finding fault and blame the other for the break up has nothing do with it. The Court in Meyer wrote: In sum, we hold that an engagement ring given in contemplation of marriage is an impliedly conditional gift that is a completed gift only upon marriage. If the engagement is called off, for whatever reason, the gift is not capable of becoming a completed gift and must be returned to the donor.

I routinley negotiate contracts and can assist you with retreiving your ring. More likely than not a strongly worded letter from an attorney should do the trick. Feel free to contact me on my alternate number to discuss.