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mmm_2000

Junior Member
What is the name of your state? California

Me and my lady got married, but the actual wedding party was set to a different date.
All good till my wife gets arrested for parole violation and only after her arrest I find that she was living a double life all the time we dated (she used to do drugs, shoplifting etc)
I was too busing working 2 jobs to see what she was doing in her "free time" so I filled for divorce ( got it about 7 months later) . She agreed to the divorce.
I hired a proffesional photographer a month before the party, I paid him $1000 for a list of services and both signed a contract MADE BY HIM where it says that the $1000 I paid is nonrefundable.
My questions : Is he entitled to keep all my money? He did NOTHING for me except spend 10 mins to sign that paper and talk a little (I know I'm the one who didn't respect the contract...but still, no work has been done) ?
Do I have a chance to get any of my money in court ?
I know I made some bad choices in my life, but please only answer to my questions !
Thank you
 


BelizeBreeze

Senior Member
mmm_2000 said:
What is the name of your state? California

Me and my lady got married, but the actual wedding party was set to a different date.
All good till my wife gets arrested for parole violation and only after her arrest I find that she was living a double life all the time we dated (she used to do drugs, shoplifting etc)
I was too busing working 2 jobs to see what she was doing in her "free time" so I filled for divorce ( got it about 7 months later) . She agreed to the divorce.
I hired a proffesional photographer a month before the party, I paid him $1000 for a list of services and both signed a contract MADE BY HIM where it says that the $1000 I paid is nonrefundable.
My questions : Is he entitled to keep all my money? He did NOTHING for me except spend 10 mins to sign that paper and talk a little (I know I'm the one who didn't respect the contract...but still, no work has been done) ?
Do I have a chance to get any of my money in court ?
I know I made some bad choices in my life, but please only answer to my questions !
Thank you
And what does the word nonrefundable mean to you?
 

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