Money from relatives given initially as a gift now asking for repayment
<p>A friend of mine has received ~$250,000 over the years from his sister. He has never asked her for money, but he has been ill and Canada does not recognize Lyme's Disease as a disability for him to receive benefits. His sister offered to help him out. </p>

<p>Now there has been a falling out, and the sister is asking for the money back. There was no written agreement for repayment, and it was understood that this was a gift of one family member helping another. </p>

<p>Does the sister have any legal means to take this money back?</p>

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  <p>Does the sister have any legal course to demand this money back?</p>
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<p>If you want <em>true legal advice</em>, then you should <strong>consult a lawyer</strong> over the advice of strangers.</p>

<p>As far as general financial advise goes though, my answer is <strong>probably not</strong>. Arrangements between family members are presumed to be non-contractural - that is, even if the brother agreed to repayment this is generally not enforceable. </p>

<p>Unless your friend specifically signed a contract agreeing to certain terms in order to receive his sister's money rebutting the non-contractural presumption, then the money is a gift and cannot be taken back. From your question, I can see no way that your sister could prove the money was anything other than a gift or had any terms.</p>

<p>As Grade 'Eh' Bacon has pointed out, stack exchange's <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/">law site</a> will be able to answer your question better than we can.</p>

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