Can my ex take back aTV that was a gift to me?
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Can my ex take back aTV that was a gift to me?
My ex went out and got a TV and gave it to me. Then he did not make the payments and now wants it back.
Asked on August 13, 2011 Texas
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The laws on this country are that once a gift is presented to the person whom it is intended, the item gifted now belongs to the recipient. The televison given you by your "ex" is now yours even though he has failed to fulfill his obligations to the company that he bought it from in paying it off.
You have no obligation to return the present given you. If he cannot afford to make the remaining payments on it or no longer desires to make the remaining payments on it, that is no concern to you.
By analogy, if you gave your grandfather a tie for father's day, would you consider asking that he return it to you several months later because you were unhappy with him for some reason? The same logic applies with the television set given to you by your former boyfriend. It is yours to keep.
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