QUESTION
I've got a court order for my wife to leave the home what happens if she leaves her personal items?
Asked on Oct 22nd, 2012 on Divorce - Florida
10 ANSWERS
Personal Injury Attorney serving Pacific, MO
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Melvin G. Franke
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She abandon them.
Answered on Oct 27th, 2012 at 1:08 PM
Leonard A. Kaanta
You put them in storage.
Answered on Oct 24th, 2012 at 3:40 PM
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Anne B. Howard, A Professional Law Corporation
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She can arrange with you to collect them or bring a sheriff with her to keep the peace. Why don't you get a list of what she wants and box them up for her. This is information not legal advice.
Answered on Oct 24th, 2012 at 3:39 PM
Those items continue to be her personal property and you and she should make arrangements for her to pick them up and remove them from the house. If domestic violence is the issue, you can arrange for a police standby when she comes to pick things up. Do not destroy or damage her things.
Answered on Oct 24th, 2012 at 3:39 PM
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John E. Kirchner
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That probably depends on what the court order says or what the final orders in a divorce case say. You should allow her to retrieve the items and, if she fails to come get them you should attempt to get the court to set a deadline so that you are later determined responsible for them.
Answered on Oct 24th, 2012 at 3:39 PM
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Law Offices of Helene Ellenbogen P.S.
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These need to be divided/allocated to her when the final property settlement is done.
Answered on Oct 24th, 2012 at 3:38 PM
The court normally grants the party one opportunity to get their personal items. After that, what is left is considered abandoned. If your court order does not cover that then you will have to store the items until you can get the court to rule on their disposition.
Answered on Oct 24th, 2012 at 3:38 PM
That depends upon what your order says about her personal belongings. Does the order make any mention of them?
Answered on Oct 24th, 2012 at 3:38 PM
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Robert J. Merlin, P.A.
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It depends on whether there are any orders that address that issue.
Answered on Oct 24th, 2012 at 3:37 PM
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R. Jason de Groot, P.A.
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You should store her personal items until she can get them.
Answered on Oct 24th, 2012 at 3:36 PM