Tinkerbelle
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Connecticut
My spouse of 25 years moved out 1 1/2 years ago. We are still married. He rents a place a mile away. While I was on vacation in July, he entered the home he no longer occupies, (but still co-owns), and took the radial arm saw (value $600 - $800), which is jointly owned by both. I need to use the saw and he won't talk about where it is or anything. He may have sold it without my permission, based on something he said over a year before he took it.
I've asked several times in text messages, since he won't talk to me, and he either ignores them or says "i'm not discussing this."
So, in September, when he left his employer's projector at my place, for our daughter to use to have a movie night outside in the driveway, I hid it offsite. He is now demanding it back since it belongs to his employer. I said where is the radial arm saw? I hoped he'd trade. Instead he said, "The company is filing a report with the police saying it is stolen." How can I get the radial arm saw back without getting arrested? I don't want to be a jerk about the projector, but I thought it might be a bargaining chip. If he DOES file a police report, should I do the same on the radial arm saw? It did disappear from my home while I was on vacation..
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My spouse of 25 years moved out 1 1/2 years ago. We are still married. He rents a place a mile away. While I was on vacation in July, he entered the home he no longer occupies, (but still co-owns), and took the radial arm saw (value $600 - $800), which is jointly owned by both. I need to use the saw and he won't talk about where it is or anything. He may have sold it without my permission, based on something he said over a year before he took it.
I've asked several times in text messages, since he won't talk to me, and he either ignores them or says "i'm not discussing this."
So, in September, when he left his employer's projector at my place, for our daughter to use to have a movie night outside in the driveway, I hid it offsite. He is now demanding it back since it belongs to his employer. I said where is the radial arm saw? I hoped he'd trade. Instead he said, "The company is filing a report with the police saying it is stolen." How can I get the radial arm saw back without getting arrested? I don't want to be a jerk about the projector, but I thought it might be a bargaining chip. If he DOES file a police report, should I do the same on the radial arm saw? It did disappear from my home while I was on vacation..
J