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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]People need to understand that when you get married, it's no longer "this is mine, that is yours." There are all kinds of grey areas.[/quote]

Sure in your heart it is that way but not in the LAW.

When he is married to you....

NOTHING he earns is yours. You can not get a credit card based on his income. You can not have access to his bank accounts. If you name is not on a legal document you can not claim it as yours.

DIVORCE IS DIFFERENT

You can get a lawyer and show that these assets were acquired during the marriage you can sue for some of this property.

The OP is not divorced... NOTHING is hers. [/quote]

OP doesn't say what she went to the house to pick up, but at least as far as MY divorce lawyer was concerned, things that were my personal belongings (my clothing, my toiletries, my jewelry - things that were solely used by me in the course of our married - plus gifts given to me expressly by various people - including my ex) were all considered to be my personal property, rather than joint assets. The house was a joint asset. The contents of our kitchen were joint property. Our TV and stereo and PS3 were joint property. When I went back to the house to pack up my stuff, I collected my personal property (clothing, jewelry, some books that were gifts, etc.). The rest we divided in our separation agreement, and it was equal.

My lawyer also informed me that the first house we bought together (for which I was not on the deed for a variety of reasons that made sense at the time) was considered joint property as it was purchased while we were married with marital money. She told me that I was entitled to 50% of the proceeds from the sale of that house, even though my name was not on the deed. The house was in Maryland; we divorced in DC.

It's like you PPs think that the OP is not entitled to go back to her marital home to collect personal property because she left. I agree that it would be reasonable for her STBX to request that she not be alone in the residence (there with cops, with him present, whatever), but it sounds like he has been actively denying her access. I have to wonder what is going on with the PPs that they think that once the OP leaves the home, she doesn't have a right to anything in it.[/quote]

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