Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

theft/ ownership

My boyfriend's ex wife got the house in the divorce- she has not taken his name off the property (it has been over 2 yrs.) she has to pay him his portion of the value when the youngest turns 18. He had items in the garage that is his. She asked him to come get them and he did not have time to get to it. She had her boyfriend come and get it and he took it to his house. My question is this: Does my boyfriend still have rights with the house because his name is still on the title and can what her boyfriend did , by taking the items be considered theft?


Asked on 6/22/07, 10:07 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Maury Beaulier612.240.8005 Minnesota Lawyers

Re: theft/ ownership

If the home was awarded to his ex wife, he has no interest in the real estate other than the lien interest specified in the divorce decree.

With regard to the personal property, this is a common dispute. He cannot simply use his ex wife and her home as a storage area for items awarded to him. If he does not pick them up within a reasonable amount of time (several months in most cases) a court may consider them as abandoned.

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Answered on 7/03/07, 9:46 am


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