(EDISON) Small Claims: Is it really fair to all parties? Does it really make since the way the law works? (What can we do to help the innocent?) N2008T

When living with someone without being married in Florida and having sexual intercourse is illegal in the state of Florida. This law is a law that isn’t taken too seriously and it’s not because most people do not get caught. If you are living in this situation based upon laws to who gets what if the relationship goes bad and one decides to move out, what’s his is his and what’s hers is hers. This is considered a roommate live in situation. Although the two partners may believe it is not, it is based on law in Florida.

If you have ever been through this situation then maybe you will understand my concern with this.

I once lived with a guy I dated for 6 years, we were planning to get married, we worked together, and we purchased animals together. We bought a home together and lived in the house together for 10 months. When things started to go bad, I decided to move out and go back home! The only problem was I wanted to be fair and considerate because I didn’t want to leave him without anything. When I found out he cheated on me for 6 months I decided to take everything. Although everything was mine (majority) of all items in the house were mine his parents got angry and decided to leave me with the entire debt. We had shared credit card expenses; we shared purchases of some furniture, and some televisions. Since everything was in my name I’m the one that lost everything.

To me this doesn’t seem to fair because I am the one that was trying to do the right thing. I would have been more considerate except he cheated.

This is what I ask… If we were married would things have been different? If we were married and he cheated would it make a difference to us just dating? If we were family would it have been different?

Small claims can be made, but the problem with that is when everything is in your name you are the one held responsible. This to me doesn’t seem fair because what if you are the only one that had good credit? What if you really felt this guy was the one you were going to be with forever and you never knew he would leave all the debt in your hands? In this situation how do we fix the law of small claims?

Shouldn’t the one that tried to make things work and tried to do the right thing be granted some wish? Shouldn’t they be helped out with the debt? How exactly does this affect everyone that has ever been cheated on?

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