takidora007
Junior Member
Washington
My ex husband and I own a home together. I moved out of the house due to constant fighting and negativity in the home the end of January. When I moved out, I was unable to pay for my portion of the mortgage on the home, and my ex decided he wouldn't pay either. The home is now on the market, and going into foreclosure.
Two days ago, my ex decided to change the locks on the home to show me "the consequences" of telling him I would take him back to court for failure to abide by the divorce decree (including selling and pocketing the money from the sale of joint money, keeping 100% of rental income from the tenant at the property. He is saying that he's not getting rental income, but the tenant has told me otherwise. I went to the house and took my property out of the garage, and he called the police when he returned home, and accused me of taking property that I didn't (and I proved this to the police already). I was told that I cannot go to the home since I do not have that as my primary residence, but I was under the impression that because it's a jointly owned home, he cannot lock me out without a court order for exclusive occupancy.
Because the home is on the market, I left some property in the home (when we were civil and speaking to each other) to help "stage" the home for the market. Because he's selling things, and now trying to prevent me from having access to my belongings, I do not trust him to have any of my belongings at the house.
We have not involved lawyers - and I just submitted a motion for contempt regarding the sale of property and pocketing the rental income. What recourse do I have to get my property out of the house, without his interference?
My ex husband and I own a home together. I moved out of the house due to constant fighting and negativity in the home the end of January. When I moved out, I was unable to pay for my portion of the mortgage on the home, and my ex decided he wouldn't pay either. The home is now on the market, and going into foreclosure.
Two days ago, my ex decided to change the locks on the home to show me "the consequences" of telling him I would take him back to court for failure to abide by the divorce decree (including selling and pocketing the money from the sale of joint money, keeping 100% of rental income from the tenant at the property. He is saying that he's not getting rental income, but the tenant has told me otherwise. I went to the house and took my property out of the garage, and he called the police when he returned home, and accused me of taking property that I didn't (and I proved this to the police already). I was told that I cannot go to the home since I do not have that as my primary residence, but I was under the impression that because it's a jointly owned home, he cannot lock me out without a court order for exclusive occupancy.
Because the home is on the market, I left some property in the home (when we were civil and speaking to each other) to help "stage" the home for the market. Because he's selling things, and now trying to prevent me from having access to my belongings, I do not trust him to have any of my belongings at the house.
We have not involved lawyers - and I just submitted a motion for contempt regarding the sale of property and pocketing the rental income. What recourse do I have to get my property out of the house, without his interference?