Once you have told your husband not to come back into the house without your permission, it is domestic criminal trespass, and is a misdemeanor offense. You can change your locks, and you do not have to give him a key to the house.
I hope that helps!
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Thank you for the info. All I keep hearing from him is “It’s not fair”. Well life isn’t fair. I just wasn’t sure if I could, within my rights to do so, refuse him a key.
Thanks again.[:)]
Best of luck with your situation. Remember if he does break into your home, you will need to go to the magistrate to swear out a warrant for domestic criminal trespass, which is the way to enforce that law.
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Since I told him to leave the house, and he did,(of course, he’ll tell you I kicked him out), does he have the right to ask me for the key to get in when he wants, when I am not here? He says he would call and let me know he is coming over, but I just dont feel comfortable giving him a key again. I let him know I would rather be here and that he came with his dad when he did. He wants access to his stuff when he needs it; tools, etc. He demands a key or a court order to keep him from coming in. What can I do? He claims I had no right to change the locks, but the Union County Magistrates office told me that if he left the residence, I had the right to change the locks, even if his name is on the mortgage, AND if he was told to not come by, and tried to get in, I could have him arrested for Domestic Trespassing. IS this true?
What can I do? I dont think I will be awarded a court order just to keep him out, unless there are violent tendecies, right? There are none. Help, he is wanting results tomorrow.