# The Family Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1984, Article 17: Gifts between engaged couples


(1) A party to an agreement to marry who make a gift of property to the other party to the agreement on the condition (express or implied) that it shall be returned if the agreement is terminated shall not be prevented from recovering the property by reason only of his having terminated the agreement.
(2) The gift of an engagement ring shall be presumed to be an absolute gift; this presumption may be rebutted by proving that the ring was given on the condition, express or implied, that it should be returned if the marriage did not take place for any reason.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1984/1984/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-law-miscellaneous-provisions-northern-ireland-order-1984/article-17
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