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The amount a parent can give to a child without being required to pay gift taxes is $13,000.00.
You are never required to give a gift. If you don't go, you MAY send something, but you don't have to. Many people wait and give a gift when the baby is born.
If you attend the wedding or the reception you should give a gift. It's not required and you don't have to give anything if you don't want to. ---- In polite society, gifts are NOT to be expected. Giving a gift is optional whether you received a gift from them or not, whether you go to the reception or not. The invitation is to join them in celebrating the event.
No. Just send a card. Give a gift only if you really feel like it.
See great thread on http://www.mamasource.com/article/is-a-graduation-gift-required
It is not written in stone that a mother has to give her daughter a personal gift, but some mothers may have a lovely piece of jewelry that they have had or the piece was given to the mother by her mother and she may want to pass it onto her daughter. The mother and father of bride do give a wedding gift either the day of the wedding at home or, leave the wedding gift at the reception.
Then they don't. No one is ever required to give anyone else a gift for any reason, so they're perfectly within their rights not to.
Having been married the only thing I noticed was a promise of future misery.
"Give" is in the present tense, or could be future tense. "Gave" is in the past tense. Use give when you are talking about doing it soon, or in the future. Use gave when you are talking about something you already did.
Technically, you are not required to give a gift at all. However, if you wish to give a gift, the type and value of the gift are up to you. If you find yourself cash-strapped, this would be a good time to make use of any talent you have or hobby you enjoy to create a personal gift for the couple. For example, if you sew you could make napkins and placemats. If you paint, you could customize a picture frame or step stool or something. If you scrapbook, you could do that. If you do woodwork, you could create something for them. If you embroider, you could monogram some towels for them.
Then you are disappointed. That's it. No one owes someone else a gift. A gift is a gift and not an obligation.
If there is a legitimate expense that the mother is requesting help paying for and you are willing to help pay for it you can just give it to her, or you can purchase the item yourself. Anything over the required amount is considered a gift and cannot be considered an advance against future child support payments though.