[kez0409]

My father gave me a house full of furniture over 12 months ago and is now wanting it back... I offered to return all furniture on the receipt of his invoices for money I aparantly owed his business. I haven't heard from my father since before the email offering return of furniture. Do I have to return it now or am I the legal owner as he has made no effort to reply to my offer.

[cdad]

Under what premis did you receive the furniture?

[JudyKayTee]

If he gave it to you - your word - it is yours and he cannot demand it back. A gift is a gift.

If this was a gift conditioned upon something else (paying a loan, for example) then it's not a gift.

Need more info -

[kez0409]

The furniture was given to me as a gift... he basically said to me that here is the furniture... it will give u a good start... its yours.

[JudyKayTee]

Then it's a gift - if it comes down to it he could sue you, a Judge would hear both sides and decide which is more believable.

[Fr_Chuck]

Does he own the furniture store ? Or does he work at one.

How did he get the furniture to give to you ?

Is he in trouble for "getting" it to give to you ?

As noted it is a gift if he gave it to you, I am at a loss, if he gave you so much, why now are you only talking though emails?? And why are you asking for reciepts ?

Something strange to me, when you call him on the phone and ask him why, what did he say?

[kez0409]

He doesn't own his own furniture shop nor does he work in one... he gave me a house full of furniture because I was/am a single parent and he moved in with his girlfriend. He told me he would never use it again so he gave it to me... I lived in his house with the furniture for about 2 years and when I moved I used his business truck to transport it from the house I was living in with the furniture to my new unit with his full consent... we started arguing around 12 months ago and I cut the contact with my father... there is a lot of personal stuff behind this reasoning which I would not like to state... was just wanting to know, if it was given to me as a gift can he take it back after me having it for ova 12 months...

[JudyKayTee]

A gift can NEVER be legally taken back - next the same day, not the next day, not ever.

[kez0409]

Thanks everyone for your opinions and advice... has eased my mind a little!!