Q: Can I evict my spouse, I dont know what else to do. They are getting abusive and I am scared for myself and our child.
We are not married, but we have a child together. I own the house and their name is not on it. They actually report that they live at their moms house but they live with me. We have been in this house 8 months. I dont want them here anymore. They have gotten so hateful and its affecting my metal state. I already deal with PTSD from the military and this is not helping. Can I give them a 30 day notice to vacate? Also one side note, they wrote a letter stating I cannot evict them for 5 years, it's not notarized, I did sign it, its hand written. Its states I cannot evict them for 5 years unless they cheat on me or break my stuff but I cannot live like this, does this letter hold up? I only agreed to sign it because we have been here before and I threatened to kick them out but we made up and we are right back here again. I have tried to seek help, like therapy, myself from the VA and have tried to get them help but they refuse to work with me.
A: I expect that you can get a court order requiring them to vacate the house. And I doubt that the letter will hold up.
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