Appellate Practice Attorney serving New York, NY
As a general rule, gifts once given belong to the recipient. Some states (not sure about Texas) make an exception for gifst given in contemplation of marriage, which generally means the engagement ring. In many, if not most, of these states, this rule applies only when the recipient is the one who broke the engagement, although this situation may be an exception, if you can show that the gift was not given unconditionally but was given in contemplation of marriage.
Answered on Apr 11th, 2021 at 8:45 PM