Legal Question in Civil Litigation in New Jersey
Girlfriend bought airfare for us and then broke off relationship , says I owe her the money for the ticket.?
My girlfriend purchased airfair on 1/3/12 for us to travel to Cozumel in April. On 1/23/12 we had a argument. she broke up with ne on the spot and Said " lets just cancle the trip and forget about everything" she was looking for her own hotel for her to go without me the next day, we have not been able to patch things up. she insists i owe her$606.57 for an airline ticket in my name that cant use because we she broke up with me, the ticket is non refundable . can a judge find me lialble for the expence and order me to pay her ?
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2 days ago - 2 days left to answer.
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The agreement was we would split our expenses, booked the hotel and it is fully refundable to me, she charged the airfare for me, her and her two kids, then she broke off and got a hotel for herself and her kids. I'm left out. by regulations I'm the only person who can use it or cancel it. it's not transferable at all, its use it or loose it, i have one year from date of purchase to use the ticket, she cant even cancel it . i told her i do not want it, if i were to travel at some point and use it i would gladly pay her for it. she insists that I owe her money
2 days ago
She made me feel guilty by telling me I was taking food from her kids mouths , I told her in an email I would give her the money, . I do not feel obligated to pay her. she has asked me not to email her again and threatened me with the police, how do I tell her I changed my mind and i'm not giving her the money ?
1 Answer from Attorneys
She purchased the airline ticket for this particular trip, and now your are uninvited on the trip. The fact that you may be able to use the ticket for a future trip within 1 year is irrelevant. Besides, has she even given you the ticket information so that you could use it if you chose to pay her? For all you know, you will pay her and never get the ticket information (I assume that it is an electronic ticket). Also consider that even if you chose to pay her and then used it within 1 year, most airlines will charge you a change fee when you make the change, which is typically $150 (check your airline). The value of the ticket which you can apply to a future trip is therefore $150 less than the $606.57. Also keep in mind that the airline may allow the passenger to be changed on a ticket, if requested in writing and for a fee (perhaps the same $150 change fee). You should check with the airline about this. Therefore, you might consider that SHE keep the ticket to use within a year, that you agree to assist in changing the passenger name to hers, and agree to split the cost of the change fee. That should be a lot less than $606.57. If she has asked you not to communicate with her, then it may be best to honor that request. How does she expect you to give her any money if you can't communicate with her? Perhaps if she asks again about the money, you can take that opportunity to tell her that you changed your mind or make another proposal.
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