Location: Connecticut, USA
I would like to present you with a generalized version of a situation in Ct and then maybe ask follow up questions. In this scenario there is a 39 year old female and a 39 year old male who have been together in a relationship for a bit over 7 years. The man had proposed to the woman at least two times in the past and they were accepted, but due to disagreements and arguments the engagements were called off. Despite this, they still remained in a relationship even if it was very on and off at times. During the course of the relationship, the woman had spent a much larger amount of money proportionally than the man did when it came to the food they ate, trips they took, events they attended, etc. The woman is capable of showing receipts or documentation for a majority of all these things like grocery bills, concert tickets, hotel rooms and the like. They have never officially been married. The woman is now trying to say that if she took the man to court that she can have the man pay back the difference in money to her. She also claims that she can access audio from couple’s therapy sessions in which the man promised to make changes given their talks and that the man never followed through properly. She also claims that she can subpoena the man’s phone or electronic records to find proof of information for things that would reflect badly on him. Given this scenario, is this correct? If there is other information about this scenario that I can provide that would enable a better more accurate answer then I will try to provide that information.
Thank you all in advance SO MUCH for any help you can offer me.
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That’s not what court is for. Courts and judges don’t go through personal finances like that.
Unless they had a specific agreement to pay each other back for anything, there’s no path to reimbursement for either one.
She cannot subpoena records without a filed court case and a showing that the subpoena is relevant to proving that case.
You haven’t really asked a specific legal question, and as they say, the devil’s in the details.
Generally courts are not going to get involved in “relationship drama”. Keep in mind that there is no divorce process for unmarried people. If one of the parties thinks the other owes them money, they would have to sue in regular court.
>for things that would reflect badly on him.
Anybody going to court to prove that the other person is a bad person is likely to get shut down in a hurry.
>she can access audio from couple’s therapy sessions
Therapy sessions are private. It’s unlikely she could get these admitted in court.
>the woman had spent a much larger amount of money
Joint assets can be spent by either party.
Nah. You can’t ask for reimbursement for casual meals and vacations without an explicit agreement for reimbursement.
This person is dreaming and also this couple has stayed together way longer than they should have. This is not a healthy relationship.