Marital hostage ?

[lyric]

Hello,

My brother's wife states, "I will drag this out . . ."? I believe she stated a figure of six months. He seems to think a person can not hold another in marital "bliss" as a hostage. I tend to disagree. She left the family (moved out on her own), before leaving she constantly verbally abused his children (naturally his, not hers). She's , stated one of her reasons for despising him is his lack of money. Proof of her statement can be seen in her being on Facebook from 8 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. on many occasions chatting with other men in his presence.

After she decided to abandon their home he is attempting bringing normalcy back to his children. He's denied her nothing thus far. She is constantly in and out removing things from the home (that she left weeks ago). He recently put a lock on the door so people can not come in and out at whim (her grown son lives next door and he is constantly removing items from my brother's property). Oh, and my brother just gave title of a home over to HER son and his wife whom he has been supporting for over half a year in almost totality, by the way.

Now, with all that, can she really drag a court proceeding on and on for months and months? He's stated to me that all he wants is a fork for each of them to eat, some towels to dry themselves off, and his home where he shelters his children (we are talking a 38 ft RV here, not the Taj Mahal).

She has no desire for him (or she would not have moved out of their home). He simply wants to get on with his life. He is proceeding pro se due to being self employed and fluctuating low income (he receives food stamps and has a disabled son that he is trying to raise). There is really no tangible "stuff" to fight over. He has witnesses that she has left the homestead. They have no shared children or real estate. She is a grown, professionally licensed woman, working in a hair salon. Can she REALLY jam him up the way she states in her constant harassing cell phone messages/conversations? How much time is a person allowed to go back and forth, in and out in the name of "getting my stuff"- one month, two, three, eternity? She states she is bringing the Sheriff today to which he welcomed so she can once and for all get her "stuff".

[Attorney Cheri Hobbs]

He needs to file for a divorce, have her served and proceed with the dissolution process. Once he files for divorce he can ask her to come one time to get the rest of her belongings. If she continues to come over and harass him he might consider getting a restraining order. He should speak to an attorney even if he will proceed pro se.

[lyric]

Thank you, Attorney Hobbs. He filed 1.5 weeks ago and is to see a Process Server today.