Can a wife evict her husband?

In most states it is going to be a matter for the courts.

Sorry... I really don't know anything about this stuff.
I guess what I'm really asking is -- if she changes the locks and then he calls the police, will they let him come back?
I know she needs to get an attorney and all, but in the very short-term what can she do? Neither of them wants to leave -- they both want the other one out.

Now, I'm really guessing. Go ahead and change the locks. What happens, happens. Maybe not a good idea if he's violent, though. The weak point of a door is in the frame where the bolt enters the strike plate.

I wouldn't expect the police to do much except avoid the situation.

In most--most likely in all--states, neither can evict the other without a restraining order authorized by a judge or via a separation ordered by a judge who will state which one remains in the house.

In Texas, first one to the judge for an order wins...

(to start it)

Sounds typical. Chances of putting the kids out on the street remain somewhere between slim and none.

Your sister should seek free advise from a social service agency.

that's so easy question, who pay the money for the house, whom can still in the house, other one be out!

Really? Can you state the law in Texas that says that?

Not in any of the other 49 states, either.

i am not in texas, but i think the law always same in the world. in China, who pay the money, whom got the house. is it different in USA?

I'm not certain of the mechanics of it all but a restraining order would certainly smooth things along. She''d probably have to prove some sort of threat to her, though.

If they are still married, with no divorce or separation in the works, and no tangible threats against her person, she's going to have a very hard time extricating him from the property, which should be at least partly his.

She needs a lawyer. Yesterday.

Yes, it is differerent.

Yes, jes ... my guess is file a legal separation, seek a temporary order giving exclusive use and possession of the residence to with wife. However, if there is a history of violence or threats of violence, I assume Texas has an order of protection procedure ("restraining order") that would give wife the possession of the marital residence -- at least for the short term. The latter process is by far the easiest, cheapest, and quickest. (... pretty much what Foxy said, huh?)

Can't just change the locks, rog. Bad idea.

All she need to do is go file for a restraining order as most states hand them out like candyto women especially with regard to the temp orders and the court will most likely even grant her the children at least at first.

I love the system as I can remember my being served with such an order, when the only one who was hit in that married was myself and I even have two wititnesses to the assualt.

My lawyer at the time just told me to forget about fighting it and just go ahead with the divorce filings but that was before you would end up lossing such rights as owning firearms.

Oh an amusing fact is that restraining orders are now so common a part of a divorces that when they took away, the subject of the order ,right to have firearms they found themselves looking at lossing 20 percent or so of police officers in this nation.

ATF did a fast tap dance and rule that an on duty gun is not cover by restrainings order bans on firearms in the case of police officers. They are however suppose to leave the weapons at the police stations when off duty.