Wording for account control and removed files

If your ex-partner controls an online account that gives him access to your home

Judges can require that the ex-partner give up his access to accounts that allow him access to the family home (see A.W. v. N.P., 2022 SKQB 150). Here is an example of court order wording:

Within ___ days [set a realistic limit] of this judgment, [name of ex-partner] shall provide his consent in writing to be removed as the primary account holder from the [name of family account] in the family home and shall take all steps necessary for [name of the woman] to have full control over the account.

If your ex-partner has removed files from your computer

Judges can require that the ex-partner return digital files he took as well as destroy any copies he’s made of them (see M.Y. v. G.B., 2019 ONSC 4907; A.W. v. N.P., 2022 SKQB 150). Here is an example of court order wording:

Within ___ days [set a realistic limit] of this judgment, [name of ex-partner] shall return to [name of woman] all files created by her that he removed from the family computer in and around the time he left the family home on [date].
This includes, but is not limited to: [list items that were removed].
The [name of ex-partner] shall destroy any copies he has made, whether stored by him, uploaded to the internet, or given by him to third parties, of any documents, videos or audio recordings, or any other items from the family computer, and shall retrieve and destroy all such materials and information provided by him to all third parties.