Ex trouble Again!!

marisco_2

Your ex could take you to court but that would be an extremely stupid move. It would undoubtedly cost him more to do that, than any items he hopes to reclaim are worth. Unless he is beyond reasoned though, he will be well aware of this. So I think you can safely discount that possibility.

Personally I am more concerned that he chose to go mental at you, when you were just sorting out your possessions for your move, whilst he was collecting the children. Did they witness their dad getting angry with you? I would suggest phoning him and talking this through calmly if you can. Hope you sort this out soon and good luck in your new home

BitterAndTwisted

martinbuckley wrote: »

You should've stayed put in the Army accommodation and lived there rent free. It seemed to work for almost 7 years for this wifey:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10210079/Ex-wife-of-RAF-officer-fights-MoD-eviction-order-in-court.html

Married quarters are not rent-free: the rent is paid for by deductions from the soldier's salary at source. The wifey would have had the right to continue living in married quarters until and unless the departing husband had relinquished the property. Which is most likely what happened to the lady in that Telegraph story.

If I was a deserted wife with children in similar circumstances, where the Local Authority would not accept me as potentially homeless, I would have done precisely what she did.

Unlike my own mother who was evicted from married quarters only days after our father gave the property up, and was rendered homeless with a school-aged child to house and not a penny to do it with.


To the OP: just take what furniture you need for your new home and damn what your husband thinks! Any Dad who resented a bed for their own child to sleep in isn't worth the title of "Father". All of the contents of the family home are jointly-owned, no matter who bought them or whose money they were bought with. He's got no reason to be angry unless you were stripping the house of absolutely everything. But it's going to be sold so what do a washing-machine and a couple beds matter? I'd tell hm to take a ruddy hike.

martinbuckley

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Married quarters are not rent-free: the rent is paid for by deductions from the soldier's salary at source. The wifey would have had the right to continue living in married quarters until and unless the departing husband had relinquished the property. Which is most likely what happened to the lady in that Telegraph story.

No. The serviceman/woman (not everyone is a soldier) pays it for a maximum of 180 days, after which DHE then bill the occupying person at local authority rates.

This particular woman managed to stay for 7 years in a military 4-bed house in one of Britains most expensive areas long after she'd been divorced.