Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Wisconsin

Of course, anyone can call the police at any time, regardless of whether or not they have a good reason for doing so. The better question is therefore how the police are likely to respond to such call, if at all, telling them that an ex girlfriend refuses to remove the ex boyfriend's property from his former residence while he is out of town. Generally speaking, most law enforcement agencies are hesitant to get involved in civil domestic disputes, unless they have reason to believe that there is a potentially dangerous situation, such as domestic abuse. A civil dispute over property, on the other hand, is likely to be left to the civil courts or other public dispute resolution agencies to sort out, since intervention in people's domestic lives is normally not a part of the public protection mission of most police departments. Instead, although such a call would probably be recorded, the police would probably close it out as a "civil matter," and your boyfriend advised to hire an attorney or otherwise seek other assistance to get his property back if you are not willing to voluntarily return it to him. Obviously, if someone acting on his behalf tries to pick his property up, turning it over to an authorized representative would be the right thing to do. I would recommend that you get a receipt for everything turned over if this occurs. My comments in this public web forum are intended only for public educational purposes and are not legal advice specifically for you. Instead, you should retain a lawyer in order to meet your legal needs since I will be taking no action on your case. You are welcome to contact my Racine, WI office at 262-633-3090 or email me at [email protected] for further information if you desire it.