Divorce - have police present when ex picks up things?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have the police there if your gut feels iffy.

Do you think he may take something that isn't rightfully his?

Damage your home or property?

If so, definitely call the cops.

You may regret it later if you do not.

+1000

[Anonymous]

My H is a cop in MoCo and he use to do "stand bys" all the time. He would stand by the house during the removal of items and ensure he did not take anything that was not on the court order. 50% of the time there was an issue that he could quickly deescalate except for once.

He would also do "stand bys" for the exchange of the children but that was mostly done as private security. It costs about $35/hr.

I believe (this was a long time ago) there is a place in Rockville that is supervised by trained volunteer for the exchange of children. Here is a link to one... it looks like Kensington... http://www.tacfcr.com/ it is obviously needed because they are "not taking any more cases".

[Anonymous]

Well, because of my reluctance to call the cops for all but emergencies, I am not calling them on the basis that something "might" happen - I am not red flagging my DH for law enforcement if no crime has been committed. I would have a friend there. Your DH is leaving you and TBH, reading your string of posts, it seems that you have some intention of antagonizing him when he comes to get his stuff. You probably are going to goad him and you want the cops there so you get maximum impact.