How do I get a box with 25 years of family pictures in it from an ex of 5 years if I would like to digitally make copies and then give them back?

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How do I get a box with 25 years of family pictures in it from an ex of 5 years if I would like to digitally make copies and then give them back?

Married for 23 years; divorced for 5. Highly litigious divorce – difficult ex. I have been asking for the family picture box for at least 3 years now. Ex initially asked me to wait for a better time as she was going through a difficult time, cleaning the down stairs, moving. For the last year she now simply doesn’t respond. These pics are mostly of our 3 boys. Some are mine from before we met. I would like to digitally copy the pics and then give them back. What are my options in trying to get the pics?

Asked on June 27, 2012 under Family Law, Washington

Answers:

Cameron Norris, Esq. / Law Office of Gary W. Norris

Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

Well, this was something that really should have been addressed in the family law judgment or settlement agreement.  Read the judgment.  Does it say anything about the personal effects in the home?  Who gets them?  You could sue for replevin, but if a judgment grants her the personal effects in the home you have no legal right to replevin. 

Why don't you have one of your three boys ask to borrow the pictures?


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