My husband has been sleeping in our camper in the side yard for weeks. Before that he was on the couch. He comes and goes as he pleases and pretty much ignores me. He has the camper locked and always carries the key so I can’t go in there.He will also come in the house wherever he wants to use bathroom or cook. He says he is moving but he has not left. My question is could I change the locks to our house? And is this abandonment?
You can change the locks whenever there has been a physical separation and at least one of you intended the separation to be permanent. If he has been residing in the camper, then that would count as a physical separation since the two of you have not been sharing the same residence. It would not be considered abandonment.
Anna Ayscue
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