If I have the key to the house, can I retrieve my belongings without B&E or trespassing charges filed upon me?

If I have the key to the house, can I retrieve my belongings without B&E or trespassing charges filed upon me?

We are divorced. I had to move back in with him after 5 months due to no income and living on the streets. He kicked me out when I would not resume my “wifely duties” (the agreement was that I would keep his house clean and cook in exchange for room and board, not sexual in nature). When he kicked me out, my parents invited me to live with them. I have no vehicle and have limited space, but I need to get my belongings out of his home. I have help, but now the ex is telling me I can come get it but to wait until he calls me. He never does, but I have a key to the house.

Asked on August 8, 2012 under Family Law, Mississippi

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