What recourse does a spouse have when she is locked out of her house?

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What recourse does a spouse have when she is locked out of her house?

My sister’s husband has locked her out of the house and frozen her assets. I know that state law is a 50/50 split in a divorce. She went to a scheduled hearing and was told that it was cancelled and nobody at the courthouse can tell her when it is rescheduled for. She’s living in a hotel and has very little money. All the law firms she has talked to require a retainer, which is money she doesn’t have.

Asked on March 21, 2012 under Family Law, Georgia

Answers:

MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

Your sister needs to go to legal aid and also contact the state bar and see if there any pro bono programs out there to help her. She needs to get the police involved. That home is also her home unless for example they rent and he is the only one on the lease. She needs to have someone on her behalf file to unfreeze assets, have her allowed back in the home and quite possibly have him kicked out for unlawful lock out.


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