Is it legal to lock your spouse out of the house?
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Is it legal to lock your spouse out of the house?
No, she legally may not lock you out of your matrimonial home. Neither spouse can lock the other out of the home they shared as spouses unless and only if there is a court order requiring it (e.g., a protective order barring you from the house), or after disposition of the home is determined in the divorce.
What do I do if my wife wants a divorce and I don t?
It’s natural that if you’re saying, “My wife wants a divorce and I don’t,” you will be feeling desperate to change how she feels immediately. However, desperation can lead to behaving in an insecure way, which will turn your wife off further and make her even more determined to go through with the divorce.
What happens when one spouse doesn’t want divorce?
If you properly served the divorce petition and your spouse filed an uncontested response, but won’t sign off on the final divorce papers, courts in some states may allow the case to proceed as though it’s uncontested. You may wait to be assigned a court appearance date.
