Exclusive Possession

In the context of a divorce one spouse will often either leave the marital home voluntarily or be court ordered to do so. In unfortunate but common examples the party still living in the marital home will leave the windows open in the summertime with the air conditioner running especially if the party that has been obligated to leave the home has also been obligated to pay the utility bills. Additional features and packages can be added to a cable bill or any other similar misuse of utilities. It then becomes important to provide a history of utility statements to show an unreasonable change. Utility bills fluctuate based on the seasons and, even though the person not living in the home may know what the utilities should be, in order to prove a change, a baseline must first be established on what an average month would be. Not just the month prior but the entire year prior. A history of costs need to be considered. The last two years of utility bills would be good evidence to show whether or not the spouse still living in the home is purposely inflating utility bills. #exclusive #possession #divorce