My ex kicked me and the three kids out of the house on March 1. I know, I didn't have to leave, but because of the circumstances and stress he was putting us under, we left, and left him little behind, except what was his coming into the relationship. We now live in a tiny little apartment up the road from him, that has no washer and dryer, and I was told through a few friends that I could still go into our house and do laundry...but he has changed the locks, and stated that he will have me charged with trespassing... my name is still on the deed, and he still needs to buy me out on the house... do I still legally have access to it? Thanks in advance!
2007-03-22 14:34:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Hire a lawyer. After all wouldn't you want to ask for child support if the kids are his, spousal support for you, and divide the property including the house? Why let hubby keep you from yours?
Your lawyer will know what to do and make your husband's life a living hell.
What else is there to say?
2007-03-22 16:23:12 · answer #1 · answered by krollohare2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether you have a right to or not is irrelevant. What you're really asking is, "Is asserting myself worth the risk of getting beaten up or arrested, instead of going to a laundromat?"
While you do have a right to go back in to YOUR house (you can even break a window to do it), I wouldn't go near the house without a cop with me. As soon as he figures out you've been there, he'll come up missing money, tools, personal papers, or something else that clearly belongs to him. There is a time limit as to how long after you leave you can go back in, though. You can't ask the same question ten years from now, for instance. At some point, you will be considered to have abandoned the property or no longer reside there. Residency is the key, not ownership.
Just call the cops and take the high road before going in (and do laundry someplace else).
2007-03-22 15:00:10 · answer #2 · answered by normobrian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is awful dear. You obviously moved out for a reaon so I cannot understand why you want to go back there to do laundry. Sounds a fair bit like he wants to make this a "project".
So go to a laundromat and you might meet some nice man there with a better house (but obviously no laundry).
Settle quickly... the lawyers are way too expensive.
2007-03-22 15:09:06 · answer #3 · answered by Icy Gazpacho 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋