Divorced and wanting posessions back from marital home

[mummytotwo1]

Hi people, I'm at a loss on this one.

I divorced my husband 2 years ago, and moved out of the marital home we both owned. I have a lot of stuff still there that i would really like back (birth certificate, degree certificates, personal posessions and sentimental family stuff)

Ex refuses to allow me to have it back. He works from home and never leaves for a long enough period for me to be able to get in and out. I technically am within my rights to go in and get it, but it would need to be done while he'snot there, and I'd need to arrange a locksmith to gain entry. It's all very much dependant on him being out of the property as he will absolutley refuse me entry. Courts have failed to help, and the police can't really do a great deal as it's a civil matter.

Any ideas on how i could go about this?

It's been preying on my mind for a while now.

My consent order states that anything left in the house is my property.......

I imagine he's probably thrown it all away. Sorry op.

@SueblueNZ yes a uniform. Like DHL/UPS or utilities etc. A lot of people won't answer the door to a stranger. Not a cop obviously because 'impersonating an officer' is a crime.

@BitOfFun Haha, like rocky horror picture show! I went to a fancy dress party once and a big burly friend did this, complete with fishnets.

The problem seems to be gaining access. Once he's opened the foot and she is in it's all legal. I would have thought a friendly bouncer/bailiff could be given a couple of hundred quid to help out, or you may even be able to hire someone. But I very much doubt they will be willing to wear a french maid costume

Doesn't look that difficult - just googled my ex uni and they charge £25 for a replacement - you have to confirm the original is lost/destroyed.

Well, it's certainly not the case for all universities. If you google replacement certificates, loads come up. Fees varying.

@ddij one of my universities says the same. My former employer lost my degree certificate from said institution about 10 years ago (HR insisted that I give them my original certificate which then promptly got lost in the internal mail). I just emailed them and told them my employer had lost my original certificate, paid a fee and had a new one issues within a month.