Guest guest Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 eh, my fiance did some more research after I asked this question, and in my state it looks like any oral contract more than $500, the case needs to be iron-clad. Otherwise it's too big to enforce. Thanks anyway. On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 2:22 PM, book1231girl wrote: > > > 1) My fiance and I are having money crunch because of deposits and stuff > for the new apt, and moving costs, and the fact that we're both almost > unemployed in anticipation of the move. And my fiance is angry on my behalf > at my dad for taking a ton of my money through a contract, and breaching it. > > > My senior year of HS, fada took me out to the car dealership and we picked > out a used Malibu and agreed that he would pay half, and I would pay half, > of the monthly payment. He would use the car sometimes, and I would use it > most of the time. When the car was paid off, I was going to get the title to > it, for my own. It was a verbal contract he would repeat a couple of times > in the future, and I agreed, even though every single penny of what I earned > went toward that car's payment and insurance. This would be about March > 2006, I would think. > > And then in March 2009, my fada disowned me, and said that I had to give > back the car, in email. Then later he said that I could buy the car out from > him, by taking out a personal loan so he could pay it off, and then I would > pay in installments the personal loan. > > My fiance and his father at this point went out and bought a used car > outright so that my fiance and I could use it to get to places. It was > really really nice of them. They didn't want me to be beholden to my dad > anymore, and the personal loan interest rate was crazy high. I left the car > in the parking lot of their parish. And mailed the keys. Basically, I lost a > lot of my payments in the car this way, though. About $4000, and I was 3 > years into a 4 year car loan. I haven't received any recompense, and my fada > wouldn't give me anything, anyway, because he would see it as me paying for > my use. He would say that I was paying for the privlege of using the car, > instead of paying for the car in anticipation of owning it. > > So, my fada breached the contract. And my fiance has been saying ever since > March 2009 that I needed to sue him to recover some of that lost car > payments, due to breach of contract. It would be very nice to even get just > $3500 of that, it would go a LONG way. but I'm kinda afraid of suing him. > I'm afraid of him gaslighting in court. I'm afraid of causing more financial > strain on them, even though I know it's my fada's fault that he spends his > huge income quickly. (paying for 4 kids nonetheless). I'm afraid of causing > even more strain in family ties...but then again, what ties? Fada and nada > and bada have all disowned me. And that money would be extremely helpful. > > Anybody have any experience about legal battles with bpds? and do you think > that money is worth suing for? > > thanks! > ~Holly > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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