He had already breached the contract by cheating on her and ending the engagement. If she had come in before he ended it then maybe we could go with your argument but since he ended it he is liable for damages.
Dude ordered to pay $50,000 for breaking engagement.
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but didn't she cheat too? if so didn't they both end the agreement?
yeah that's probably the reasoning of the judge and while it might have been well intended, i don't think it should have held in court since it's not a common law state (but like i said, it's in the judge's hands...)
But he didn't just cheat, he replaced her and ended the engagement.
ok then, i guess you are right technically but:
Had he not ended the engagement and lived with her for 10 years and say he would have given up a job in another state because she didn't want to move. then she brakes off the engagement for whatever reason, do you honestly believe he should be compensated for his financial loss?
No b/c the new job has nothing to do with the orginial agreement.
Exactly. I can understand getting strung along for like 2 or 3 years, but after 10 years, if you don't get the picture, that's on you.
he is choosing not to move to accomodate her and it is limiting his earning potential assuming they would eventually be married.
Where they live and where he works does have an effect on the actual agreement (it even has legal ramifications on the agreement because it changes the laws that regulate the agreement).
i's not on her breh. the court will
She was suppose to not work (and I assume take care of the home) and take care of the children and in return he would provide for her and the children and marry her. He is financially obligated to her but not her to him. Even if she ended it before him, she still would have fulfilled her end of the bargain.
He could possibly sue for it but not on the basis of the orginal contract but I doubt he would win.
so if she would have ended it, what is her obligation to him?
He is not legally obligated to marry her. He is legally obligated to support her.
I would think that she would have to return the ring. She provided her end of the bargain for however many years they were engaged.
Legally obligated to support her for what? Is she handicapped? He should owe her some child support if they went their ways, but he shouldn't owe her anything else.