Jamie Reidy comments on the story of a NY man suing his ex-fiancee for expenses.
CNN reports Steven Silverstein is suing his ex-fiancee to get her to pay her share of the rent from their time together ($28K), his share of a joint bank account (19K) and wedding deposits (13.5K).
First of all, how soon before this becomes a Vince Vaughn-Jen Aniston sequel to THE BREAKUP?
Without question, Kendra Platt-Lee owes him for rent.
I dunno how joint bank accounts work legally, but it seems to be that, by definition, they are, uh, joint. So, she shouldn’t owe him for that.
Wedding deposits? If they were going Dutch, then I think she should split the $13.5K with him.
In her defense, Kendra Platt Lee did return the engagement ring, which is not something all women do.
Good luck getting engaged again, KPL! So, Kendra, I, uh, Googled you and, ha ha, learned some interesting things about you…
But I do need to call “bullshit” on one thing: the lawyer says, “This is not for hurt feelings… everything is based on actual banking records and contracts.” Puh-lease! Everything is about hurt feelings!
What do you think: does Kendra Platt Lee owe her ex money? If so, how much?
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I think she should pay him for her share of the rent. I think she should pay half of all wedding expenses, that’s the most fair way. There seems to be an accusation that she drained the bank account of $54K the day she dumped him. The wonderful thing about banking in this day and age is that transactions are fully recorded going back years (full with deposit and withdrawal details). Barring any written agreements for co-funding (which I doubt exist) these two were NOT married, therefore no alimony/paliony should come into play, and both should leave with what they brought into the relationship. If Mr. Sivlerstein brought more, then he is fully witin his right to leave with his earnings (or other funding sources).
As for the ring, there seems to be an unwritten rule among the 30-somethings I know: he dumps or cheats on you, you keep the ring. If you dump or cheat on him, you give it back. On the remote chance it’s amicable, you both come to a fair decision.
In Australia, if a fiance end the engagement she has to give back the ring by law, as it’s a failed contract or something.
At a glance, that makes sense…but relationships are often more complicated than that. I can imgine circumstances where the person may have no choice but to end things…on both sides.
I thought everything was about money….or at least it comes before hurt feelings.
Yup, pay the guy back … no free rides any more.