Depends on who breaks the engagement. If she breaks it she needs to give back the ring. If he breaks it she keeps it. The ring is a contract and a promise.
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it is said by law that if the engagement is broken that the ring is to be returned to the giver being that if that state is an conditional gift state, and the only state that is an unconditional gift state is the state of montana
althought
state laws often change.
In any Western country the woman can keep the engagement ring. She can take the diamonds out of it and make another ring or sell it. If the engagement was a family heirloom then it should be given back to the ex.
It depends on who broke the engagement then who gets to keep the ring. If the woman breaks off the engagement the man keeps the ring. If the man breaks the engagement, the woman keeps the ring.
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This depends on who broke the engagement. If the woman breaks the engagement, she has to return the ring. If a man breaks the engagement, she gets to keep the ring.
Your wife owns the ring. The ring was given in anticipation of marriage. In some jurisdictions an engagement ring is considered a conditional gift with the condition being that the marriage take place. In many states an engagement ring must be returned if the engagement is broken. However, in your casethe engagement culminated in marriage and the ring belongs to her.Your wife owns the ring. The ring was given in anticipation of marriage. In some jurisdictions an engagement ring is considered a conditional gift with the condition being that the marriage take place. In many states an engagement ring must be returned if the engagement is broken. However, in your casethe engagement culminated in marriage and the ring belongs to her.Your wife owns the ring. The ring was given in anticipation of marriage. In some jurisdictions an engagement ring is considered a conditional gift with the condition being that the marriage take place. In many states an engagement ring must be returned if the engagement is broken. However, in your casethe engagement culminated in marriage and the ring belongs to her.Your wife owns the ring. The ring was given in anticipation of marriage. In some jurisdictions an engagement ring is considered a conditional gift with the condition being that the marriage take place. In many states an engagement ring must be returned if the engagement is broken. However, in your casethe engagement culminated in marriage and the ring belongs to her.
The woman is supposed to return the ring to the man.
In case of engagement ring, its Yes. man has the full right to take back ring as it doesn't claim any relationship that had been broken. but in case of bridal sets, its goes to woman,always.Generally when an engagement is broken off the young woman should be able to keep the ring as it was given to her and her ex fiance has no need for it because if he met another young woman and got engaged she would want her own engagement ring. If the engagement is a family heirloom then yes, it would be nice if the ex fiance would give the ring back to him, but that is the only exception.
No matter what the engagement ring costs once you have given it to her and then she breaks off the engagement the engagement ring is hers to keep (considered a gift.) Some women will give the ring back, while others will keep it.
An engagement ring is considered a 'conditional gift' in the United States of America. Once the engagement has been broken, the ring has to be returned to the donor.
Good question. I wouldn't keep the engagement ring, but if it was possible, I would keep anything I could use.
Wedding Ring..You keep it closer to your heart.