QUESTION
What rights would my ex have to the couch?
Asked on Apr 18th, 2014 on Litigation - Washington
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My ex and her grandmother delivered a couch to me probable worth about $300 at this point. It was the property of her grandparents and her grandma drove over 50 miles to deliver it to my apartment. This was well over 2 months ago, what rights would they have to the property?
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If it was given to you as a gift, they have no legal rights. If it was lent to you while she lived with you, they are entitled to have it back. Is it worth going through the headaches of fighting with her instead of just letting them pick it up?
Answered on Apr 21st, 2014 at 3:16 PM
Ronald A. Steinberg
If it was a gift, then its yours. If it was a loan, then its theirs.
Answered on Apr 21st, 2014 at 3:12 PM
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Were you living with your ex at the time? Were you married? If you were married, then you own half the couch. If he wasn't living there, it was a gift to you. If he was living there, it was probably a gift to him and he can take it back.
Answered on Apr 18th, 2014 at 5:50 PM
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What were the terms in which it was given to you? gifted to you? loaned to you? Was this before or after you ex left you? Without these answers, I don't know. In any event, is it really worth fighting over a $300 couch? My advice: pick your battles.
Answered on Apr 18th, 2014 at 5:50 PM
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Was your ex living with you at the time? If so, they can claim that the couch was a gift to her, and so is her property and she can come get it. If not, then the couch was a gift to you and you can keep it. Even if it's legally yours, consider giving it up, not as a matter of legality but as a matter of menschhiet.
Answered on Apr 18th, 2014 at 5:50 PM
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Either they own it or they made a gift to you. only you know the truth of that.
Answered on Apr 18th, 2014 at 5:49 PM
Thomas Edward Gates
It's hers, give it back and move on.
Answered on Apr 18th, 2014 at 5:49 PM