Bella: The conduct of both parties is taken into account in court. My Lawyer said after our divorce was final for two years that I could dispose of anything that was his that he left in the house. If you do not have a Lawyer, I would urge you to get one. It is obvious from what you wrote about here that your ex wants no financial responsibility - just wants stuff in the house, probably because it's paid for and he won't have to pay to buy one for himself. My ex took a lot of stuff out of our house without asking me, but he was single for a long time before me and he had paid for it himself. I gave him a few towels, a pot and a pan and his furniture. My heart goes out to you. Best wishes.