Woman dumps man, keeps ($40,000) ring

Yahoo ^ | 7/8/06

[ExSES]

Most likely, this guy will win on appeal, if he can afford the lawyer's fees.

I would ass ume that his CURRENT WIFE will make sure of it... (so that SHE GETS THE RING (before starting divorce proceedings herself!!!).

[William Terrell]

Well, according to the article, the divorce is already final, just waiting out the 90 day period required by law, so probably all awards, including the $40,000 he used for the ring would have been made.

[LadyDoc]

Ah but what kind of a married man is sooo stupid that he gives his girlfriend a $40 000 engagement ring, but doesn't trust her enough to tell her that he's still married?

Didn't he ever hear of CubicZirconium?
;-)

[William Terrell]

I wouldn't know why he wouldn't tell her, the divorce being final in another 60 days. Maybe he did.

[Gay State Conservative]

Ah but what kind of a married man is sooo stupid that he gives his girlfriend a $40 000 engagement ring, but doesn't trust her enough to tell her that he's still married?

My understanding of this matter as it's described in the article is that he proposed to her at a point during divorce proceedings when the process was over,save for a "standard" (my word) 90 day waiting period.

The piece,by my reading,doesn't specify whether he failed to tell her that he had ever been married (to his then "wife") or had failed to tell her that his divorce wasn't quite complete or,perhaps,had lied to her by telling her that the divorce was final when,in fact,it was within 90 days of being final.

The woman had good reason for dumping the guy regardless of the divorce issue.Cruising for babes on the web while engaged (or even dating) clearly stinks.But given what I see in the article,I'm far from certain that she has a *moral* right to keep the ring in light of the judge's narrow ruling.

[LadyDoc]

maybe, but I am Catholic, and knowing a person is divorced or still married makes a difference to me...