I caught my girlfriend of nearly two years cheating on me. Throughout the course of our relationship i was the only one with a job. She lived with me and i paid all the bills including her cell phone. I had some debt that she paid without solicitatio ...

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I caught my girlfriend of nearly two years cheating on me. Throughout the course of our relationship i was the only one with a job. She lived with me and i paid all the bills including her cell phone. I had some debt that she paid without solicitation of my own totally about 5k. Its been two months and she now just text me that she wants that money back. If she took me too court do you think they would make me pay? Even though i paid for everything for a year and a half?

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Unless you two had an

Submitted by elizabethcarlsen on

Unless you two had an agreement stating that you would repay your ex-girlfriend for any money she paid toward your debt, the court is likely to view your ex-girlfriend’s contribution as a gift. For example, if you two created a written agreement or if you orally agreed to repay her any money she paid toward your debts, then you may need to reimburse her for any money she contributed. However, an oral contract can be difficult to prove in court, and your ex-girlfriend would likely need to present evidence of the contract, including asking witnesses to testify on her behalf. I recommend that you discuss your case with an Iowa attorney who will be able to give you a more concrete answer after considering the additional facts of your case.

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Unless you two had an

Submitted by elizabethcarlsen on

Unless you two had an agreement stating that you would repay your ex-girlfriend for any money she paid toward your debt, the court is likely to view your ex-girlfriend’s contribution as a gift. For example, if you two created a written agreement or if you orally agreed to repay her any money she paid toward your debts, then you may need to reimburse her for any money she contributed. However, an oral contract can be difficult to prove in court, and your ex-girlfriend would likely need to present evidence of the contract, including asking witnesses to testify on her behalf. I recommend that you discuss your case with an Iowa attorney who will be able to give you a more concrete answer after considering the additional facts of your case.