Breaking An Engagement "Breech Of Contract"

I was engaged several years ago and kept the ring. In the past three years we have dated several times however he never asked for the ring, as a matter of fact I offered it back and he told me he did not want it. Now (3 years later) my ex-fiancee is threatening to take me to court for breech of contract if I do not return the ring to him. My question is this: Is an engagement of marriage and an engagement ring a legal binding contract in Florida and can he sue me after all these years for the ring and/or cost of ring plus court fees? If so isn't there some type of time limit for filing such a claim?

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How long ago were you engaged? How many years ago? He would have to prove he gave you the ring in question, so many years have passed, and he basically "gifted" it to you when he refused it after you offered it back. An offer of engagement does not constitute anything more than a verbal agreement, a verbal agreement that was broken before the marriage took place. If the ring is worth a lot of money, yes he can sue for it, but his chances are no better than yours to prevail and there is no law that says that someone can sue for property gifted to another. But people sue each other for all sorts of reasons, the time limit for filing a lawsuit for collections varies from state to state, you will need to look up FL statutes to determine what the time frame is. He will have a hard time proving he didn't give you the ring, especially if you have witnesses. Good luck

PS Personally, I would give the ring back and be done with it. You don't need the headache of a potential lawsuit, the guy is turning out to be a jerk, so why do you need his ring anyway? Just my opinion, give it back and move on, if he has any kind of conscience he'll feel a lot worse about it than you will, and if he doesn't, why would you want his reminder around in the form of jewelry?