She has been gone for several weeks now. It was mutual until last weekend when she told a friend that she thought I was trying to harm her. A ridiculous notion. I immediately had my phone numbers changed so she can only contact me via email. I am in Texas so I was wondering if she could have the police come to my home to retrieve her belongings. I have no intention of keeping them, but I do not have all the time to search through the house right now. Most of her belongings have already been removed. I will send her belongings to her when I have time to go through the house. What should I do? Since she left is this considered abandoned property? Is there a time limit? Thanks!
2006-08-07 18:31:54 · 25 answers · asked by ciresmis 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Since you know she has said that she is afraid of you and you changed your phone numbers because of it, you are not in a normal situation. Telling her to come by, is meaningless because if she is really afraid of you then she can say that is why she didn't come by.
The answer to your question about the police is yes, she can ask for an escort because she is afraid of you. If you don't want the cops in your house, make the time to collect up all of her stuff and either take it to her or somewhere neutral. I would make a separate stack for disputed items if you have anything like that. The kind of thing like which one of us bought this dvd. Not necessarily to hand over but to eliminate the need her or the police to come to your place to resolve the dispute.
2006-08-07 18:48:24 · answer #1 · answered by Bright Light 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rent twenty (20) 40-foot containers. Put the handbags in the first container. Put the Pashmina scarfs in the second. Put the perfumes gently in the third. Put the Burberry coats in another.
Put in racks and hang up her suits properly in another.
put her underwear in another neatly wrapped in sanitized plastic bags. Pack her make-up into small drawers and pack one on top of the next and place those in a clearly marked container marked "boxers." Towels and washrags should be given the same respect as the last batch. You should need at least two containers for her books. However, if she is not a big reader, then put her mail in one. If her shoes do not fit in the other containers, call U-Haul. Do not give away any because you might not remember which are her favourites.
Boaz.
2006-08-08 01:43:08 · answer #2 · answered by Boaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The police is not interested in retrieving her property. You should send her a register letter and tell her that you will throw away her items in 30 days. If she doesn't contact you to make arrangements to pick up her property in the time you stated them you can get rid of her stuff.
2006-08-08 02:53:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I watch all the court shows and know from them you need to keep her things. Box it all up neatly so nothing gets broke or damaged. Send or give them to her. You can keep them until she comes for them but don't get rid of them or she can sue you. I seen where a year was time enough and in some cases a few months. Don't use the excuse you don't have time or didn't know where she was at. It won't work in court, especially since you changed your number and she is afraid of you. Maybe get a mutual friend to take them to her.
2006-08-08 01:44:06 · answer #4 · answered by kitkat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"...all my exes live in Texas..." Sorry about the plight. It's a good idea to make time to expunge your house of her belongings. The sooner the better...otherwise it will delay your recovery. Her leaving her things behind is cruel...whether it is deliberate or not. Box them up and ship them to either her, her family, or a mutual friend. This will help "clear out" her personal "essence" from your house. Grieve, and move on to better pastures. Yes, it's abandoned property. I say, ship it! Good luck.
2006-08-08 01:41:25 · answer #5 · answered by magnamamma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gather all her stuff, place it in a box and stick in the loft or under the stairs, or basically somewhere where its out of site.
If after a year or so, or when you come to move home, if she has not contacted you to claim her keep anything decent and throw the rest away, or preferably donate it to your local charity shop so that sombody less fortunate might make use of it.
2006-08-08 04:54:49 · answer #6 · answered by stefjeff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
email her and tell her that she has one week to get the rest of her belongs and that you will have a sheriff's deputy meet her at your
home if she doesn't show up take her belongs . sell them in a yard sale or give them to a charity like Salvation Army or to a Goodwill store. I think that after a month the property belongs to you.
2006-08-08 01:40:45 · answer #7 · answered by ro gulley rat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
their are different laws in different states. It would be just like a woman to wait until she is pretty sure you got rid of her stuff then when you don't have it she sues you. You should be able to find a website with the answer to your question. Just google your state and /or counties gov. offices or ask it as a general question on ask jeeves and see what happens. If you are still not sure send me her best cd's and give the rest away lol
2006-08-08 01:54:00 · answer #8 · answered by crusinthru 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should email her to let her know that you still have some of her stuff and give her a deadline to come by and pick it up and make it clear that you will get rid of it if she hasn't come by within that deadline. If she hasn't picked it up by the deadline you set, get rid of it. Take it to the Goodwill store or even try selling some of the stuff if they're worth it.
2006-08-08 01:38:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alot of time there is a time limit that you have to wait untill it is declaired abandoned property. Check with your local PD, they will know the limit. After time is up, sell it or give it away.
2006-08-08 01:36:00 · answer #10 · answered by The Nag 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋