Ex-girlfriend stole my apartment and later, all my possessions in it. Questions???

[quincy]

... I'm assuming she must have a job or the online pornography pays better than I thought ...

An interesting addition. The purpose?

 

[Zigner]

Well like I said, since the court hearing isn't costing me anything, I would rather try and get nothing than to not bother and always wonder.

I just found out today that she has somehow managed to get her own apartment and her own vehicle. I'm assuming she must have a job or the online pornography pays better than I thought. Either way, seems like she has assets now that they can tap into. That combined with the fact that I have both receipts and tons of witnesses willing to verify I had all those possessions prior to being with her, I think my chances of at least getting something back is looking much better.

I don't think you have a very good shot at all of winning or collecting (if you happened to win.)

 

[Zigner]

An interesting addition. The purpose?

It was fine before (when it benefited him)...but now she's scum.

 

[Physix]

An interesting addition. The purpose?

To indicate she does have income and assets.

 

[Physix]

I don't think you have a very good shot at all of winning or collecting (if you happened to win.)

How so? How is it that she gets awarded my apartment with all my possessions in it, sells those possessions prior to leaving the apartment, and there's nothing I can do about it? That makes absolutely no sense to me that the court would deny my replevin based on the facts of the matter. I'm curious as to your basis of reasoning?

 

[Physix]

It was fine before (when it benefited him)...but now she's scum.

How did it "benefit me"? A lot of you on here seem to have really negative attitudes directed at me and I'm at a loss as to why? My ex-girlfriend screwed me over and you seek to act rude to me why? I'm seeking assistance here, not unfounded criticism.

She did not do online pornography when I was with her. I made it clear that if she did, we were over. I did not know about her history with it until about a month into the relationship. If I had known from the start, I never would have started dating her. Not sure why most of you on here have such a negative attitude towards me.

 

[Zigner]

How so? How is it that she gets awarded my apartment with all my possessions in it, sells those possessions prior to leaving the apartment, and there's nothing I can do about it? That makes absolutely no sense to me that the court would deny my replevin based on the facts of the matter. I'm curious as to your basis of reasoning?

You obviously don't know what replevin means. Please research the meaning and then tell me how it can be done of she doesn't have the items.

Now, we're on to a money judgment. The burden is on you and I don't think you have enough evidence to prove WHAT happened.

 

[OHRoadwarrior]

So you want to depreciate her, because she works and earns money for a living, just not for you?

 

[Physix]

You obviously don't know what replevin means. Please research the meaning and then tell me how it can be done of she doesn't have the items.

Now, we're on to a money judgment. The burden is on you and I don't think you have enough evidence to prove WHAT happened.

Obviously you don't know how a replevin works. If she does not have the possessions yet she is ordered to return them, then she would be ordered to return the (depreciated) monetary value to me.

If she was awarded the apartment and now all of my possessions are gone, I could get a monkey from point A to point B in a matter of 30 seconds. I would certainly hope a judge could see it. Both the property manager and the sheriff were there at the time of eviction. The property manager unlocked the door, the sheriff verified she wasn't there, and I immediately recorded a video of the apartment, showing all the possessions of mine were gone. I also filed an incident report with the local police department. Tell me how that is insufficient evidence? What more could I possibly provide to them at this point? It's clear as day - she had the apartment, the possessions are gone, the only person who had them was her.

 

[Zigner]

Obviously you don't know how a replevin works. If she does not have the possessions yet she is ordered to return them, then she would be ordered to return the (depreciated) monetary value to me.

If she was awarded the apartment and now all of my possessions are gone, I could get a monkey from point A to point B in a matter of 30 seconds. I would certainly hope a judge could see it. Both the property manager and the sheriff were there at the time of eviction. The property manager unlocked the door, the sheriff verified she wasn't there, and I immediately recorded a video of the apartment, showing all the possessions of mine were gone. I also filed an incident report with the local police department. Tell me how that is insufficient evidence? What more could I possibly provide to them at this point? It's clear as day - she had the apartment, the possessions are gone, the only person who had them was her.

I'm sorry that I don't agree with you. Best of luck.

 

[justalayman]

How so? How is it that she gets awarded my apartment with all my possessions in it, sells those possessions prior to leaving the apartment, and there's nothing I can do about it? That makes absolutely no sense to me that the court would deny my replevin based on the facts of the matter. I'm curious as to your basis of reasoning?

so, what's it cost to buy that $7600 bond you will have to post?

 

[quincy]

Obviously you don't know how a replevin works. If she does not have the possessions yet she is ordered to return them, then she would be ordered to return the (depreciated) monetary value to me.

If she was awarded the apartment and now all of my possessions are gone, I could get a monkey from point A to point B in a matter of 30 seconds. I would certainly hope a judge could see it. Both the property manager and the sheriff were there at the time of eviction. The property manager unlocked the door, the sheriff verified she wasn't there, and I immediately recorded a video of the apartment, showing all the possessions of mine were gone. I also filed an incident report with the local police department. Tell me how that is insufficient evidence? What more could I possibly provide to them at this point? It's clear as day - she had the apartment, the possessions are gone, the only person who had them was her.

Here is a link to Florida Small Claims (you will want to check for your local court rules): http://www.flcourts.org/resources-and-services/family-courts/family-law-self-help-information/small-claims.shtml

You should make a list of all items owned by you that were taken by your ex-girlfriend. Support each item on your list, and the item's value, with whatever you have as support (receipts, comparable items for estimate of value, photos). The value of the items should be in current market (or resale/garage sale) dollars. Have witnesses who can testify that you owned the items and that your ex-girlfriend took the items and that the items are either now in your ex-girlfriend's possession or were sold by your ex-girlfriend while in her possession.

You can probably expect to pay as much or more than the worth of the items pursuing this in court and trying to collect on any judgment awarded. This is assuming you can be successful with your lawsuit.

I recommend you leave out of any statements you make in court derogatory (or what you think is derogatory) comments about your ex-girlfriend. In other words, there is absolutely no need to tell the judge your ex-girlfriend makes money through online pornography - unless you want to see the judge's eyebrows raise and you want the judge to look less favorably NOT on your ex-girlfriend but on you.

I think the best advice you have received in your thread is the advice to forget the items and "just walk away."

 

[Physix]

so, what's it cost to buy that $7600 bond you will have to post?

What are you talking about?

 

[Physix]

Here is a link to Florida Small Claims (you will want to check for your local court rules): http://www.flcourts.org/resources-and-services/family-courts/family-law-self-help-information/small-claims.shtml

You should make a list of all items owned by you that were taken by your ex-girlfriend. Support each item on your list, and the item's value, with whatever you have as support (receipts, comparable items for estimate of value, photos). The value of the items should be in current market (or resale/garage sale) dollars. Have witnesses who can testify that you owned the items and that your ex-girlfriend took the items and that the items are either now in your ex-girlfriend's possession or were sold by your ex-girlfriend while in her possession.

You can probably expect to pay as much or more than the worth of the items pursuing this in court and trying to collect on any judgment awarded. This is assuming you can be successful with your lawsuit.

I recommend you leave out of any statements you make in court derogatory (or what you think is derogatory) comments about your ex-girlfriend. In other words, there is absolutely no need to tell the judge your ex-girlfriend makes money through online pornography - unless you want to see the judge's eyebrows raise and you want the judge to look less favorably NOT on your ex-girlfriend but on you.

I think the best advice you have received in your thread is the advice to forget the items and "just walk away."

Thank you for the information. As far as the list, I already made it. As far as support, I do have receipts for the more expensive items. I also doubt that she would deny all the possessions are mine. Her latest lie from what I have heard is that she claims it was all there when she left, which is disproven by the fact that the door was locked and both the deputy and property manager was there during the video. The time-stamp on the video verifies its authenticity and both of the aforementioned witnesses already gave me documentation verifying the apartment was locked upon entering and that it was emptied.

The only reason I would bring up the online pornography is if she denies making income. I don't plan on bringing up ad hominem attacks against her, but I also don't plan on letting her get away with claiming she has no money when she has a verifiable income online. Again though, thanks for the advice.

As far as cost, I was a full-time student prior to all this and have only just recently started working again. I filed for indigent status and qualified, so this is costing me nothing. That is why I figured it is worth a shot. I have nothing to lose but a couple hours of my time in court.

 

[Zigner]

Thank you for the information. As far as the list, I already made it. As far as support, I do have receipts for the more expensive items. I also doubt that she would deny all the possessions are mine. Her latest lie from what I have heard is that she claims it was all there when she left, which is disproven by the fact that the door was locked and both the deputy and property manager was there during the video. The time-stamp on the video verifies its authenticity and both of the aforementioned witnesses already gave me documentation verifying the apartment was locked upon entering and that it was emptied.

The only reason I would bring up the online pornography is if she denies making income. I don't plan on bringing up ad hominem attacks against her, but I also don't plan on letting her get away with claiming she has no money when she has a verifiable income online. Again though, thanks for the advice.

As far as cost, I was a full-time student prior to all this and have only just recently started working again. I filed for indigent status and qualified, so this is costing me nothing. That is why I figured it is worth a shot. I have nothing to lose but a couple hours of my time in court.

In other words, the only thing you're missing is proof. Best of luck to ya!