Chapter 23 - The Marlowe project collapses
Amanda’s hotel investment entered restructuring.
Her partners negotiated with lenders.
She lost most of her equity.
Sterling Bridge pursued her personal guaranty.
Bankruptcy became possible.
Did my assets become available because we almost married?
No.
We never married.
No marital estate.
No spousal liability.
Her creditors could pursue her.
Not me.
Could they take gifts I had given her?
Some were hers.
Her engagement ring?
State law treated engagement ring as conditional gift because marriage did not occur.
My attorney requested return.
Amanda’s attorney contested based on misconduct? State rules vary.
We settled.
Ring returned.
I reimbursed a portion of wedding expenses Amanda had personally paid and could not recover:
$41,000.
Not because she deserved kindness.
Because settlement ended unnecessary litigation.
Then venue.
Deposits.
Some refunded after circumstances.
Some lost.
I absorbed mine.
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The canceled wedding cost money.
Cheaper than the marriage would have.
