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Can my ex report my promise ring stolen if I don’t return it?
yjdsgds asked:
My boyfriend at the time gave me his old high school ring as a promise ring. After we broke up, he wanted it back, but I want to keep it. He said he’d report it stolen if I don’t return it in a week. Can he actually do this?
My boyfriend at the time gave me his old high school ring as a promise ring. After we broke up, he wanted it back, but I want to keep it. He said he’d report it stolen if I don’t return it in a week. Can he actually do this?
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27. August 2008 at 6:41 am :
you bet ye.
29. August 2008 at 1:27 pm :
Yes, he can. Give it back.
29. August 2008 at 6:37 pm :
Since your boyfriend gave the ring to you,this is a civil matter, not a criminal matter.
For example, depending on the facts of the case, your ex boyfriend might have a case that he could make in small claims court.
However, if your boyfriend were to make a criminal report claiming the ring was stolen after he had given it to you, he could be criminally liable for making a false police report.
31. August 2008 at 1:39 am :
He can report whatever he wants. He can report to the police that he doesn’t like the way his laundry came out. Whether the police act on the report is another question entirely, If he tells cops about how you got it, they will tell him it is a civil matter. If he tells the cops you broke into his house and stole it, they will investigate. If he goes to a civil court, they court will rule that a gift is a gift, not a loan.
2. September 2008 at 12:32 pm :
This would be handled as a civil dispute. He can try to file a report as stolen but this is a domestic dispute that would usually be handled in civil court not criminal.
3. September 2008 at 8:42 pm :
He cannot - it was not an engagement ring, it was promise ring and therefore a gift. You may want to give it back though - why keep it as a memory of him if he’s such a jerk?
4. September 2008 at 1:10 am :
he would look like a fool if he filed a report
if you broke up with him, you should return it
if he broke up with you, you should keep it
6. September 2008 at 1:02 am :
He could report it stolen and that he knows who stole it. Since he gave it as a promise ring, he may have cause to file a civil suit against you for monetary damages. Gifts with intent (such as a promise to marry) go back to the giver if the promise is broken.
And why on earth do you want to keep a ring that belongs to your ex? Sounds like you just want to hurt him. Be the bigger person and give it back.
7. September 2008 at 8:27 pm :
Yes.
Same is true for engagement rings. They can sue for the cost of replacing the ring, plus court costs, plus lost time at work, plus other fees for the time and hasstle you have given them.
Unless you have a lot of money you are willing to give your ex, or you do not believe he will follow through (and arfe willing to take the risk) I would give it back…
11. September 2008 at 1:19 am :
give it back. Why keep it? It’s his ring. I dated a guy who had let his ex wear his letterman jacket and the broad kept it.
Move on and give it back. He gave it to you with the intention the 2 of you would be together. I think in good faith you should give it back.
12. September 2008 at 2:47 am :
Probably not what you want to hear, but Morally i think you should give him it back. All it will do is cause you painful memories in future, and you will move on, where as that ring is a part of his school history, and to take that from him i personally think is morally unfair. HE went through years of school, and thats his momento, he gave it to you thinking you would be in his life to protect it for him forever, and now you have taken it from him. please give it back, would you like someone to keep smething from your school history?
14. September 2008 at 8:13 am :
What is the point of keeping it? This ring has more sentimental value to him than it does to you. This is a spite move on your part and does not say very nice things about your character. He could file a case in small claims court, but it would seriously tick off the judge who had to hear it. Be an adult and give him the ring back. It’s the right thing to do. Although you will never end up in criminal court, even if he does try to file theft charges, you should still do the right thing.
15. September 2008 at 9:31 pm :
no, he gave it to you. its yours now. i dont know why you want it though.
17. September 2008 at 9:18 am :
If the relationship is over, go ahead and give the ring back. If he’s your ex, why would you WANT to keep the ring?
20. September 2008 at 4:03 am :
Yes. If he told you he would than he will. And if i was u i would give it back.
22. September 2008 at 1:49 pm :
Yes he can and should . You are nuts to want to keep it if it causes trouble.
23. September 2008 at 1:12 pm :
He can, but since he voluntarily put it into your possession, proving theft will be difficult. Whether or not it is actually theft depends on who broke the “promise”. He could quite easily sue you for the Tort of Conversion, though, and it’ll be difficult for him to lose under the circumstances.
Look, it’s his High School ring. It has no value to anyone else on the planet except him. You have to be sick to want to keep it as some kind of trophy or something.
24. September 2008 at 7:45 pm :
Sure he can and it will get you in trouble with the police. It is called theft by conversion and is a criminal matter.
It was given conditionally, as a promise. The promise has been broken so he gets it back. Mail it to him today, registered and with a signature required.