Q: can you help my daughter get her tax return $$ back from her now ex-boyfriend?
She deposited the money in his bank account in the good faith that it was to be used as part of their down payment for a house. He refuses to return it, claiming he deserves the money. She has two children (one of them his) and works in a fast food restaurant. Is there someone she can contact for help?
A: Depending on the amount she could bring a small claims action against the boyfriend. She essentially gave him an advance on joint funds to be used for a purchase of a property in which they would be co-owners. The purchase didn't go through, but he kept the money. That's either breach of contract or breach of fiduciary duty if you can squint at it and say that the attempt to jointly purchase property was a partnership.
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