Lawyer floated changing locks to house

[RedPill]

My ustbxBPDw and I are submitting financial information for our pending divorce. PwBPD's paperwork doesn't reflect reality. She appears to be moving money around and not reporting assets (so far) including around $100k in an inheritance she got last year. I am currently paying the mortgage, utilities, and bills after her lawyer told her not to contribute any more. She is still living in the house. We now find she may have misrepresented to her lawyer that she is renting an apartment and not staying in the house and her lawyer may file a RFO for temporary spousal support.

My lawyer is now seeing that pwBPD is not being truthful and is getting pissed. My lawyer's assistant floated the idea of changing the locks to the house. That would escalate things a bit. Nothing has been decided yet. Does anyone have experience with changing the locks on the family home? What were the circumstances?

Thanks,
RP

[flourdust]

I changed the locks to the house when I filed for divorce. We had been separated for six months and she had moved out to an apartment.

We were both on the mortgage. As a homeowner, I have the right to change the locks. As a homeowner, SHE has the right to access to the house. However, I am not required to give her a key. Technically, she could have chosen to break a window or change the locks again, but she didn't do those things.

If you're both living in the house, what's your plan for changing the locks? Where will she go? Is she on the mortgage?

[david]

My ex changed the locks on our house doors. My atty said If I wanted to break into my house that was fine but suggested I call the police beforehand to let them know.
We went to court a week later and the house was given to me. I tried to get into the house through the keypad but she had changed that code too. I called her as I was still talking to her and she said she didn't have the keys. I explained that my attorney said, since the house was given to me, that I could break into the house anyway I wanted and she would be liable for any damages. I gave her 15 minutes to give me access. She was there in under 5 minutes.
Both our names were on the title so we both, prior to the ruling, were allowed access to the house. I tried to negotiate getting the house in my name only but she refused to cooperate. The house was eventually sold. She received much less then I had offered her in the beginning and way less then what she wanted. 

[sfbayjed]

She has just as much right to enter the house as you do and can come walking in at anytime. You might think you are opening the door for a pizza and it will be her. That is no way to live... She can also legally break in when you aren't there and go through all your stuff.

The best option is to walk away from the house and have a place that is just yours that no one can enter with out your permission.
I stayed in the house, I am not sure I would try to do that again.

Also, she can not get support if she is living in the same house as you still. She would need to establish another residence to get support.