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23 Oct 09 #156604 by blindluck
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Hello.
my partner has physically thrown me and my clothes and personal items out of our home and taken my keys from me, so for the last month I have been living with my sister and resorting to sharing her bed as she doesn't have a spare one.
I am 50 and in full time work and my partner is 68 and retired, and we dont have any children.
He is refusing to discuss anything to do with the house, which I consider is more mine than his as my previous house which I owned soley, 16 years ago was taken as 50% part exchange for the house we now own jointly.
I would like to buy him out, even though I think he will be entitled to a half share, and I'm sure he will not be able to afford to buy me out.
He is thinking that as the actual occupier now, he can just stay there and ignore any attempt to discuss things, and I will just dissapear.
Ideally I would like him to move out and me back in right now, but how do I go about this when he will not discuss it.
Can I do the same as him and if I can get back inside without breaking in, put his clothes outside and refuse to let him back in?
I would like to point out that I will be completely fair in sharing monies and furniture, but I know he won't, he has already told family I'm getting nothing.

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23 Oct 09 #156625 by mummybear38
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Hi, sorry to hear about the situation you find yourself in at the moment. The best advice I can offer is to make an urgent appointment with a family law solicitor. Your partner is going to have to face matters regardless of whether he wants to or not and a strong solicitor's letter may do just the trick to get minds focused.

You are in fact entitled to break into the house and put good any damage caused in doing so, but I wouldn't advocate that as being the best thing to do right now but only you know your partner and what his reactions would be to you taking such action.

Clearly the current situation cannot be left to linger on and the housing of both you needs to be addressed urgently.

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23 Oct 09 #156633 by Tets
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You need to start your divorce and seek an occupation order, speak with a solicitor and get things moving asap.

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23 Oct 09 #156634 by maggie
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What a terrible thing to happen - thanks to your sister you're safe for now - has he been violent before/often - or is it all about breaking up?
Shelter website good for practical advice/starters?
england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/famili..._the_perpetrator_out
Also helpful:
www.womensaid.org.uk/domestic-violence-s...00010008000100330003

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29 Oct 09 #158220 by blindluck
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Hi
I can't thank everyone enough for taking the time to respond to me.
I've had a rough time just recently. I went back to the house to talk to my ex partner but although I got into the house, he had changed the code on the alarm so I couldn't stop it keep going off. A neighbor called him and told him I was here and it seems my ex sent his son round to throw me out. He physically assaulted me and after being knocked about the room, I ended up on the garden path with him kneeling on my chest. I called the police but the neighbor who called m ex told them I had assaulted his son also (he lied). I was told by the police that if I wanted to have him charged they would arrest me also ( the police officer was quite aggressive, and said 'I bet you've never been arrested before have you...you wouldn't want that would you?' so I signed to say I wouldn't press charges. Later that same night I wrote down everything that the son had said to me whilst he was physically throwing me out of my house, and decided he was not going to get away with it. I've now complained to the police how it was handled and that I want him charged with assault and battery - I have the bruises to prove it.
in the meantime when i returned to the home 2 days later to tell my ex I was returning because it was my home also and I won't be bullied into giving it up, he threatened to shoot me and called the police himself saying there was a gun in the house and the situation was becoming urgent ( he denied threatening to shoot me to them though, but my brother who I took with me to make sure there was no trouble witnessed it). When they came they weren't too impressed with him and took his gun away, but I didn't stay as intended, I was too upset.
In the meantime I have been to see a solicitor who has sent him a letter stating the property in in joint names and I WILL be returning to live there on a named date,(In just over a weeks time) and that the house needs to be sold and the proceeds divided.
I feel living back there is the only way at the moment as I have nowhere else to live and and I want a quick closure. I know his family will make my life hell as they are quite mouthy and aggressive whereas me and mine are fairly quiet and easy going.
I'm only small but I have decided I will not be bullied.
Anyway...how do we decide who's having which bedroom? there are 3 so it's not a space problem, but he has turned 1 into his office and I would like to have the main bedroom, so...i thought if I had this one and he could have the other 2 rooms seems quite fair - what do you think, and can you forsee any problems, other than me having to keep my personal possesions safe ( he did disgusting thinks to my toothbrush recently before the split)?
Many thanks and sorry it's so long...I'm still quite frustrated. xx

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29 Oct 09 #158222 by JoannaA
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Crikey what a pig? What set it all off? Why did he kick you out of the house in the first place?

Jo x

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29 Oct 09 #158225 by blindluck
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Hi jo
I told him i wanted to end the relationship and sell up and find somewhere to live by myself. There is no-one else invloved.
i can undestand he would be upset, we've been together almost 22 years, but thought we would be able to discuss it reasonably. (I got that wrong)

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