Can my ex sue me for money she claims I owe her for bills she paid while we were together?
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Can my ex sue me for money she claims I owe her for bills she paid while we were together?
I dated a girl for 2 years or so. Now that we have broken up, she and her father say I owe her $2500 for money she spent on my household to pay bills and such. She never lived here officially but was here almost all of the time. I never agreed to pay her back for any of this; there is no written agreement or contract. Can she go to court and force me to pay this or is she just blowing smoke?
Asked on September 4, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, South Carolina
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Your former girlfriend has the right in this country to sue you for money she spent on your household while you two were together. Whether she can establish liability and damages against you in another matter.
I find it odd that after the end of the relationship that she is now demanding payment of money that seemingly was provided as a gift to you or as a joint benefit to her and you, for example money for grocery bills.
Your former girlfriend has the burden of proving her claims for the return of the claimed $2,500 or so. If there is no written agreement for the money she expended by way of a promissory not or a letter signed by you, it would appear that she will have difficulty in getting a judge to award her the money claimed from what you have written.
It seems that she wants to have items that were gifts when initially made returned to her. Once a gift is made, it cannot be reclaimed by the person giving it.
Good luck.
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