She was probably on her way to cleaning you out.

Might want to take a few memorial heirloom type items elsewhere to use as ransom should she ever get in and actually clean you out. If her name is on the deed, it won't matter if the the locks are changed...she can break in, legally. It's her house too.

Don't ever TELL her you took a few memorial items as ransom, instead you imply it when she eventually asks about their whereabouts. All records should be moved and stored elsewhere and old photo albums and jewelry as well. Things that can't be replaced and would give you bargaining power when you say "I have no idea where xy and z are, do you know where my 1/2 of x,y and z are - I think I may have hid them in one of those items for safekeeping -- I'll tell you what, why don't you bring back my x, y and z and I'll see if I can't find those things you hope can be located".

You got lucky today but way too many betrayed guys like you have come home to find an old stool, a single fork and a jar of something fermenting in the fridge and nothing else. Legal or not - possession is 9/10ths of the law and it'll take months for the courts to MAYBE punish her and by then, you'll have had to replace it anyway.

don't forget to change the code on the garage door opener.


The internet is 90% complaining and entitlement and I hate it because I deserve better!