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Hi,
I will just start with a little bit about us and our situation.
I've never used forums before but would greatly appreciate your advice. We have had an horrendous couple of years. My mother and partner got diagnosed with cancer at near enough the same time. My partner had a mastectomy and had chemo. My mum only had me to look after her and even though my partner had her family they didn't help much and to be honest were pretty useless. I was juggling between them both daily. Its been horrendous, my mum died in January this year and its been one thing after another. We bought and moved into a new house before the cancer diagnosis, a month later they got diagnosed. It was around Christmas time and my partner was going through chemotherapy, our house was quite cold especially the living room where our fire had been condemned and the cold air was rushing through the chimney. We have two little boys also. I decided to board where the fireplace was and decorate the room for Christmas and obviously for the warming aspect. My MIL suggested getting a log burner she has one and it's much better than gas. I explained we couldn't afford it and I would board it up until we can afford it at a later date. She said she would pay for the installation if I paid for the stove and it will be an early Christmas gift for the both of us. After deliberation we scrimped and bought the stove and she paid for the installation. This was in Nov 2017. We had fallen out with my mother in law as she was very controlling over our children and us and in the end became too much to deal with. Since then she then have sent nasty letters to me and my partner, who thankfully has recovered from cancer. We have received a court summons to go to court as she wants to money back for the installation of the fire. She has said now it wasn't a gift and it was in fact a loan. It wasn't a loan, it was a gift like I have stated above. We have signed nothing and agreed to nothing. My mother in law paid for the installation directly to the company from her bank. I went in with my money for the stove and paid in cash. My partner is very upset about it all and she can't believe after everything we have been through as a family they intend to do this to us.
Will the court think that we owe her the money back, even though it was a gift?
What are our chances?
Is that evidence of loan because she paid for it directly?
I'm sorry if I've rambled on and I'm sorry if this is not in the right place.
Please move if not.
Would love to hear your advice.
Thanks,
Shaun.
I will just start with a little bit about us and our situation.
I've never used forums before but would greatly appreciate your advice. We have had an horrendous couple of years. My mother and partner got diagnosed with cancer at near enough the same time. My partner had a mastectomy and had chemo. My mum only had me to look after her and even though my partner had her family they didn't help much and to be honest were pretty useless. I was juggling between them both daily. Its been horrendous, my mum died in January this year and its been one thing after another. We bought and moved into a new house before the cancer diagnosis, a month later they got diagnosed. It was around Christmas time and my partner was going through chemotherapy, our house was quite cold especially the living room where our fire had been condemned and the cold air was rushing through the chimney. We have two little boys also. I decided to board where the fireplace was and decorate the room for Christmas and obviously for the warming aspect. My MIL suggested getting a log burner she has one and it's much better than gas. I explained we couldn't afford it and I would board it up until we can afford it at a later date. She said she would pay for the installation if I paid for the stove and it will be an early Christmas gift for the both of us. After deliberation we scrimped and bought the stove and she paid for the installation. This was in Nov 2017. We had fallen out with my mother in law as she was very controlling over our children and us and in the end became too much to deal with. Since then she then have sent nasty letters to me and my partner, who thankfully has recovered from cancer. We have received a court summons to go to court as she wants to money back for the installation of the fire. She has said now it wasn't a gift and it was in fact a loan. It wasn't a loan, it was a gift like I have stated above. We have signed nothing and agreed to nothing. My mother in law paid for the installation directly to the company from her bank. I went in with my money for the stove and paid in cash. My partner is very upset about it all and she can't believe after everything we have been through as a family they intend to do this to us.
Will the court think that we owe her the money back, even though it was a gift?
What are our chances?
Is that evidence of loan because she paid for it directly?
I'm sorry if I've rambled on and I'm sorry if this is not in the right place.
Please move if not.
Would love to hear your advice.
Thanks,
Shaun.
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