I recently ran into a female client I represented several years ago.  A bright, personable and very attractive woman who, as many women have done, relied on the good faith of her man to do the right thing by her.  Her story in brief was as follows: she was involved with a man for five years who convinced her to move to Boca Raton, FL and set up house with him.  He promised to marry her, or at least that was what she thought when he presented her with an exquisite diamond ring.  I will refer to this couple as John and Valerie.

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