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Breach of Marriage Promise - Damages

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The nature and form of an action for breach of marriage promise is contractual. Recoverable damages include COMPENSATORY DAMAGES for injury to the feelings and health of the plaintiff as well as to his or her reputation. A plaintiff may also recover damages for any financial loss resulting from the breach, comparable to the recovery in a breach of any other contract action, in addition to compensation for loss of advantages that would have stemmed from a marital relationship with the defendant.

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about 2 years ago

My daughter was supposed to get married 10/10/09we went to Las vegas on Sept 25th 09 for the batcherlorette party when we returned on the 27th my daughter went back to her fiance's house where they had lived together on monday the 28th my daughter woke up to a text telling her there was a letter for her to read, in the letter the fiance told her the wedding was off not postponed but called off needles to say my daughter was devastated as were all of us after all they had been together 6 years .I lost the photographer deposit and we couls return the wedding dress nor anything else , do we have any legal rights

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