Divorce Support Forums: $ Gift From My Parents / Kicked him out of house

Hello all,

I'm new to this board, so I'll give a quick summary... For the last year I put my husband through grad school. The day he graduated, he told me he was leaving me and I found out he had been having an affair for at least 6 weeks. During the year he was in grad school, I supported him financially as the sole wage earner in addition to depleting our savings.

QUESTION #1:
In order for him to be able to go to grad school and not work, my father gave me $15K he saved for me from my college savings that I hadn't used. It was deposited into a joint account and used to pay joint expenses while he was in college.

I'm not entitled to alimony in my state unless my husband agrees to it. A friend in the legal profession mentioned that the $15K from my father is considered a "non-marital contribution" and my S2BX should have to reimburse me, especially considering he left me immediately after I put him through school.

I know I can ASK for anything...but what are your thoughts on if I'm entitled to it legally?

QUESTION #2:
He was planning on moving out, but things got heated one night and I told him he wasn't welcome in our home (jointly owned). I changed the locks. He found a rental to live in and moved out. He has only been verbally violent during this time. Is there anything I can do so that he cannot legally break in? Based on a few threads I've read, he has a right to the property and he is threatening to move back in (just to piss me off, of course). As a side note, we're working on a short sale for the home so I am not paying the mortgage. Will I have to reimburse him for any of his rent since I technically kicked him out of our house (maybe not the best way to handle it, but he deserved it. Doesn't that count for anything?!?)?

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