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Dec 04
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New menber - wife moved outPosted by rich_e in family law discussion, breaking up |
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Looking for some advice please.
Wife admitted to having affair a month ago after I challenged her about returning home late the previous night. Since then things have escalated rapidly up to the present situation where she has moved out and loverboy has left his wife to move in with her.
The problem I have is that stbx works from the family home as a hairdresser (one bedroom has been converted to a salon) and she has asked to continue working from here up to Xmas. My initial reaction was 'why should I let you?' but I've since been thinking about the legal ramifications.
The bizarre situation at the moment is that I leave for work at 7am and she arrives to work from the salon at 8am. She leaves at 4pm and I arrive back from work at 5pm. This is Monday to Wednesday.
I am concerned that during that time she could be snooping round my personal stuff, and even have him round. They could take stuff away etc.
I really want to put an end to this situation but I'm not sure of the legal situation. Can I change the locks for instance? She owns half the property, but it is now my home. Can I deny her the right to earn a living?
Constructive comments would be appreciated.
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rasher
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| December 04, 2011 | ||
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Hi and welcome, I would move this to the forum if I were you as it will get a wider reading and response. Blogs are more for getting things off the chest and others add their two penneth. Regards - Rasher |
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Mitchum
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| December 04, 2011 | ||
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Hello rich-e, Welcome to wiki. You are in a good place to get the advice you need to cope with the situation you're in. I happen to know the answer to your question about changing the locks, but generally it's best to ask questions in the Forum as more people read them. However, if the house is in joint names, no, you may not change the locks. You wife is entitled to enter the home. If you're going to feel uncomfortable about her having access to documents and your things, is it possible to lock them away somewhere? I think you could put a lock on the bedroom door, but better check in the Forum whether you can lock her out of areas of the house. Good luck. |
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Patrick1968
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| December 05, 2011 | ||
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DON'T change the locks you do and your are breaking the law. Is the salon defined as 'a place of work' do you pay business rates on it? As it stands if she own 50% of the property then she can come and go as she pleases. If you have secure storage at work move your personal stuff out. You need to see a brief and get the process started. You could also get an inventory of stuff in teh house then get her to sign it, if it goes missing treat it as theft and report it accordingly. | |
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