Legal Question in Family Law in Minnesota

Can a spouse make another spouse leave the home if there is no abuse or any thing like that going on, just want to seperate to have her space..I pay all the bills take care of the house etc


Asked on 10/25/11, 12:09 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jill Poppe MacKenzie Jill A Poppe MacKenzie, P.A.

Each spouse has an equal right to reside in the marital homestead so absent a Court Order there is no way to make a spouse leave the homestead. The Order does not have to be premised on domestic abuse. A preliminary or temporary Order in a divorce or legal separation process can also order one party out of the homestead. The best way, however, is for the two of you to reach an agreement.

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Answered on 10/28/11, 8:13 am


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