Posted on 12/07/2013 8:27:47 AM PST by Innovative
A Georgia appeals court has upheld an earlier ruling ordering a state resident to pay $50,000 to his one-time fiancé for breaking his promise to marry her.
Courthouse News Service (CNS) reports Melissa Cooper sued Christopher Ned Kelley for fraud and breach of promise after their rocky, 10-year relationship ended in 2011.
The couple reportedly had lived together since 2000 and had a child.
A trial court reportedly awarded Cooper damages and attorneys’ fees worth $50,000, and now the Georgia Court of Appeals is affirming that order by ruling, "Cooper testified that she was devastated by Kelley's fraud and breach of promise to marry and that she quit her job to raise the couple's children in reliance on the promise."
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Good!
Now if they will bring back the right to sue predators for alienation of affection, that will help too.
These “dudes” that want to show how virile they are by having children whose mothers they won’t marry need to find another way to demonstrate their awesomeness, like making money to support the kids
Not enough information on one hand but TOO much on the other hand!
The poor kids! Jeez!
Wow... really? I am all for demanding that the man pay for his child but this? Little story: my cousin got engaged to a man. Their engagement was a little over a year. He bought a nice house, got her a beautiful ring... the whole nine yards. However, during the year she became to really contemplate marriage on a more serious/intensive level and decided that although he was “nice”, they had their differences, too. She wanted children and he didn’t. A few days before the wedding, she just broke down emotionally. She had changed her mind and felt she was going to hurt her parents, family, him, his family etc.. Her Mother said, “Better to NOT walk down that aisle until you are sure”. She later met a man, married, had four beautiful kids and is still married today after 35 years.
I think it would be closer to reality to claim that people are out of control.
Man up and claim your family, douche.
The $50k for breach of promise is ridiculous (IMO). But he should be paying child support until that kid is an adult.
On the one hand this type of judicial meddling in people’s private affairs is very disturbing.
On the other hand I suspect this guy still got quite a bargain here...
“Courts are out of control...
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Why do you say that?
He’s a cad but the law makes a poor substitute for ethics.
If the law compelled you to hold the door open for the next entrant would the gesture still constitute good manners.
More laws, more crime.
Cold Feet Walking
If it were me, I’d make her, or her lawyer prove #1 that she is the biological mother of the child, and #2 that he is the biological father of said child (in that order).
I’ve seen way too many Maury shows to know you can’t take a woman’s word on anything of that nature.
She stopped putting out two years ago.
I’d counter sue having here pay the tab for hookers and strippers please
Just damn.
If you can’t trust Ned Kelley who can you trust.
$50k and out? I know several divorced men who would take that deal in a heartbeat! I their cases, wifey got bored, got a good (female) lawyer, and basically put them on life-support in order to suck every dime they could from them they could. Whenever they fall a little “short for the kids”, they ring up the attorney and ask to sue for more child support. It’s unbelievable to watch...
I was getting ready to blast the judge, then I read the above statement. If the statement is true, then there was a verbal contract. The judge was correct.
The irony here is that even without the money, the woman is probably better off having not married the bum.
I agree with you but I think there is enough blame to go around. The girl was stupid for three reasons. She lived with the guy unmarried, she had kids with the guy unmarried, and she quit her job before he married her.
I agree that he is as much to blame as she is but guys have been doing this kind of thing forever. I’m glad the judge decided to teach him a life lesson but I hope the girl learned something too. She set herself up for this. Her first clue should have been the long length of time they were together and he never married her.
A woman scorned plus factoring in a 10 year relationship = hell for this guy for years to come. Still don’t think it’s a breach of contract or an issue for a court to decide.
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