What was gifted to you pre marriage, even if joint funds were used, cannot be included in marital property.
this part of the law is what h does NOT seem to understand. you would think that his l would know better but no, they put it down anyway, even though the law says gifts pre-marriage are NOT his.
ok, i understand it's the "it never hurts to ask for the world" mentality or "ask for the world and negotiate to some middle ground".
but he's said he wanted this to be a quick settlement. if you continue to allow your lawyer to do this back and forth stuff, it's going to drag things out and it's going to cost us so much money in the end. and if the law prevails, he won't get the rings back.
it's the way my h and his l are interpreting this part of the law is what frustrates me. it's pretty straightforward but it really seems like they are trying to see how patient i am with the settlement. if they drag it out long enough, maybe i will give up the jewellery.
