Q: Does my husband's ex-wife have any legal right to enter our home uninvited when the children are there?
My husband has an informal custody agreement with is ex-wife, whereby the children live with us 50% of the time using a PA approved 50/50 custody schedule we found online. My husband believes his ex-wife has the legal right to enter our home when the children are there, but I can't find anything online to corroborate his belief. He mentioned she might need to give written notice, but that she is essentially entitled to come into our home when the children are there. Is there any truth to this? The home is in my husband's sole name.
A:
If they are truly divorced and all issues of equitable distribution already settled, then no - she has no legal right to enter the home, regardless of whether the children are within or not. An open invitation may be the cordial thing to do -- and healthy for the kids to see Dad and Mom still having a friendly relationship as co-parents -- but that sounds like something you and he need to talk about rather than a legal issue.
Best of luck to everyone.
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A: I see absolutely no reason why she should be able to cme in your house absent a court order to that effect.
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