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(illinois) Ex Stole 95% Of Our Joint Savings - How Do I Get My Part Back?

Location: Illinois

Edit for clarity: We were engaged for two years but never actually married

I'm going to try to keep it short. Ex and I were together for 6 years and saving up specifically for a house - I have texts to prove this and an almost-completed application for a housing loan. We had $10,000 in a US Bank savings account that was originally mine but I had added him onto. When we split, we agreed not to touch the money while things simmered down and we could logically divide it up. A couple weeks later he snuck over to my apartment to take a bunch of stuff while I was gone and I caught him, we got in a big argument, and he took $9,500 out of the savings because he was mad we argued.

I'm trying to amicably get what's mine and drop this pos from my life, but I still have to do the math to figure out exactly how much came from my checking account. If he decides to try to keep it, how realistic is it that I can sue him for the money back (and preferably a little more for the emotional stress)? I know that since he was a joint owner on the account he was technically entitled to withdraw it, but I've also read a lot online that the agreement to use it specifically for a house matters and that because it was never discussed how it would be distributed after the breakup (since we were obviously no longer buying a house), I might be able to get some back.

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