My Partner’s Ex Wants Me To Hand Over Bed Furniture, And Other Nonessentials - Friend Of Court Question; Should I /do I Need To Do Anything To Protect Myself?

Location: Wayne County Michigan

***for context: i have been with my partner romantically since 2024, and that same year we moved in together. we have been friends since 2000. i am the primary breadwinner due to steady-consistent work. his schedule fluctuates seasonal and affects his income. when we moved, our 2 bedroom place we dedicated 1 room as the guest room which would be where his children share and stay when they are here.when they are not, I use that room as my office to work from home and as a true guest room for other guests.***

my partner has two children who are now ages 11 and 12. their mother took him to Friends of Court for what was allegedly to put in writing an established parenting time schedule. to do so she had to first get a paternity test. this was done in 2024.

in 2025, the week of the hearing that established time and child support was the last time the mother allowed the children to come over despite the court interim order she herself put in motion and agreed to. he has filed 3 motions to push for his time. eventually he did give up and stopped contacting and pursuing later in the year. the mother and the children also never reached out to him until the request came last fall asking for all their stuff here.

as I would assume most split custody arrangements go, there are things that are kept at one household that doesn’t go to the other for the sole reason to have things on site when parenting time happens and also do to the shared household items like expensive gaming system.

my partner said no to this request because he wanted them to come visit, not to give away everything we have here for them to use.

she filed a motion stating he isn’t exercising his time and wants all time taken and all items returned. we also learned the reason why she stopped letting them come over, but that she wanted the kids to rely to the father months prior to the court order instead of her herself tell the father.

she sent a letter to us with a list of her demands to return that include furniture, bedding, even items I have since thrown out since it is now unsanitary to keep like used toothbrushes and half empty bottles of toothpaste and mouthwash for the children. All the way to things that were never at our residence like financial savings his parents have for the kids and recreational vehicles his parents own and have titles on that only ever were used on their acre of land.

it’s starting to feel very targeted now with these specific item requests. besides helping to take care of the children while they are here I have stayed out of the court matters completely. however Is there something I should be doing to protect my assets even if it’s silly like bedroom furniture? to me it doesn’t sit right since they have beds there, why would they want my furniture, bedding, and decorations that weren’t specific to the kids and were not at all ever given as gifts unless it was specifically a reason she isn’t revealing. I also had to toss out and replace some of the bedding due to one of the children being a bed wetter and refusing to wear pull ups. even after washing them the urine stains and smells were not coming clean and I felt it was unsanitary to let others sleep on them