can baliffs take goods from my house if the person who debt it is doesnt live there anymore

Hi,

Married couples are jointly responsible for each others' debts, just as assets are jointly shared.

I'm not sure what happens if you divorce though - but I think that debts extant before the dissolution of a marriage would still be subject to joint responsibility.

Hi sahmet and welcome.

The first thing is that bailiffs have no right of legal entry into your property unless you actually invite them in or you leave a door or window open. The only exceptions to this are for tax evasion, property possession and I believe where criminal deception has occurred. If the bailiff call is in respect of simple debts, then you simply have to state that you are not permitting legal access.

The bailiffs also have to have reasonable cause to believe that items belong to your estranged husband, so if the call was to repossess say furniture, a car or electrical equipment that had been financed in his sole name, they would have reasonable cause to believe it belongs to him.

So the proper procedure is to deny legal access and state that you are doing that and simply tell them where your estranged husband is now living, if indeed you know. You may call the police if you believe that the bailiff is acting illegally or using undue force or threatening behaviour but in the majority of cases, the police regard it as a civil dispute.