After Divorce - is my ex entitled to personal property?
So, you have not yet finalised the divorce by the sound of it, as no final
financial settlement has been made. I think you would be very unwise to be
petty about the CDs and books, as it could rebound on you. Just let her
have
what she regards as her stuff.
but , in my experience, keep an accurate record of EVERYTHING she takes, and
photographs now digital is so cheap...because she will have a habit of
forgetting things when the financial settlement is fixed.
If, like me you were a two car family , and I had bought solely both cars
using my money ( left as an inheritance by my Father-so she had no claim on
it) , She demanded in my case HER car, so I let her ( and knocked its value
off the settlement, but I kept the log books and purchase documents- and
registered my interest in the car with the DVLA. She of course tried to get
it changed over to her name before the financial settlement , so it wouldn't
be counted..
She may be entitled to collect her items, but she may no longer have access
to the house.... so as someone else says get a full list of what she wants,
carefully box it , so she can't claim damage, and arrange that it will be
left by the front door at a certain time.. Make it clear that after that
time its her responsibility....
My advice would be not to let her in to take what she wants, things will
disappear and you will loose a whole load of valuable items....
Also simply because she asks for it, she is NOT entitled to everything or
decide who gets what- ie if you have 50 CD's pick out the ones you want,
then put out the ones she wants, and divide the remainder to give you each
25. Don't let her have everything she demands- you have an equal demand and
right on items acquired during the marriage.
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