{"id":405,"date":"2016-11-02T13:42:03","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T18:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texasdivorceattorneyblog.com\/?p=405"},"modified":"2016-11-02T13:42:03","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T18:42:03","slug":"keeps-engagement-ring-wedding-called-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/keeps-engagement-ring-wedding-called-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Keeps the Engagement Ring if the Wedding is Called Off?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>What happens to the engagement ring if someone calls off the wedding?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Unfortunately, before some engaged couples can make it down the aisle to say &#8220;I do&#8221;, someone says &#8220;I don\u2019t&#8221;. The issue of who gets to keep the engagement ring often surfaces during this heartbreaking time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">An engagement ring is a gift and the law requires three elements to constitute an irrevocable gift:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/keeps-engagement-ring-wedding-called-off\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Who Keeps the Engagement Ring if the Wedding is Called Off?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens to the engagement ring if someone calls off the wedding? Unfortunately, before some engaged couples can make it down the aisle to say &#8220;I do&#8221;, someone says &#8220;I don\u2019t&#8221;. The issue of who gets to keep the engagement ring often surfaces during this heartbreaking time. 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