Thunderstorm
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Florida
Here’s my problem…….
Several years ago I got engaged to a man I knew since I was 7 years old (good family friend), gave my notice at work and left San Diego to live with him, we temporarily lived in Albuquerque, NM with his mother. During this short period of time he gave me some money to pay one truck payment and for the storage unit that held my furniture that was going into our new home when we moved to Florida. He also gave me some travel expense money for us to get to Florida; gasoline, hotel, meals and some vacation clothes for him for the warm weather once we got there.
I realized this wasn't the man I wanted to marry and in May 2002 the relationship was over. We've had absolutely no communication for 3 years now and all of a sudden last week I started receiving phone calls from him telling me that I owe him money and that he has receipts to prove it, which I don’t think he does and that if I don’t contact him soon to let him know I’m sending him the money he is going to resort to different measures to get the money.
**Note: When he gave me the money we were getting married and there wasn’t a verbal deal of any kind that I had to pay him back and a large portion of it was spent on him.
My questions are:
1.) Can he take me to Small Claims Court or any other court with him living in NM and me living in FL?
2.) Is there a time statute on something like this ~ he is just now asking me to pay him back and it’s been over 3 years?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated!!
Here’s my problem…….
Several years ago I got engaged to a man I knew since I was 7 years old (good family friend), gave my notice at work and left San Diego to live with him, we temporarily lived in Albuquerque, NM with his mother. During this short period of time he gave me some money to pay one truck payment and for the storage unit that held my furniture that was going into our new home when we moved to Florida. He also gave me some travel expense money for us to get to Florida; gasoline, hotel, meals and some vacation clothes for him for the warm weather once we got there.
I realized this wasn't the man I wanted to marry and in May 2002 the relationship was over. We've had absolutely no communication for 3 years now and all of a sudden last week I started receiving phone calls from him telling me that I owe him money and that he has receipts to prove it, which I don’t think he does and that if I don’t contact him soon to let him know I’m sending him the money he is going to resort to different measures to get the money.
**Note: When he gave me the money we were getting married and there wasn’t a verbal deal of any kind that I had to pay him back and a large portion of it was spent on him.
My questions are:
1.) Can he take me to Small Claims Court or any other court with him living in NM and me living in FL?
2.) Is there a time statute on something like this ~ he is just now asking me to pay him back and it’s been over 3 years?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated!!
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