Chelsea’s Friends Never Moved In—And My Son Finally Realized I Was Done Being Their Doormat
The moment I answered, Chelsea screamed, “You can’t lock us out of our own home!” I replied calmly, “It isn’t your home. It’s mine.” Still, after speaking with an attorney that evening, I learned that because Brandon and Chelsea had lived there for a year, I needed to follow the proper legal process rather than simply changing the locks and ending things overnight. I gave Brandon supervised access for anything they immediately needed and served written notice terminating their permission to live there. Their belongings remained safely inventoried in storage while everything was handled properly.
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