My ex boyfriend and I purchased a set of wedding rings, am I obligated to help pay for the rings? 2 Answers as of February 14, 2012

No. If he has them, they're his. He paid for them. It's the same as if he gave you an engagement ring. That ring, under the law, is considered a contract in contemplation of marriage. If the marriage doesn't occur, you must give the ring back. It is also his property. However, if you got married and then divorce, that ring would be yours because the "contract" of marriage was fulfilled. Why this question was posed under the subject of criminal defense has me confused.

If he put the rings on his credit card he is the one who is liable for the payments. If you feel an ethical obligation to pay half or a portion then that is up to you, but you would have no legal or contractual obligation to make payments. If you made an oral contract to pay for less than $500 in New York State then it is a valid contract and he could sue you in Small Claims Court and possibly prevail if you admitted that you agreed to pay. An oral contract over $500 is not valid in New York, but the judge could still decide that you were liable for your share on an equitable basis regardless of the contract issues. If he is not an educated, faithful, honest, mature, and kind man then you should not marry him. Who you marry is an important decision, my guess is that you are lucky to be rid of him and that he was not going to be the best man you could have married or it would not have ended this way.