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Their divorce was getting uglier by the minute, until Jupiter locksmith saved the day

We once got a phone call from a woman who got locked out. I went to her house and rescued her. The day after, she called and said she got locked out again. So again, I went there and let her in her house. But when she called a few hours later, saying she was locked out yet again, we thought something was fishy. When we realized what was really going on, I knew I had to be more than just a locksmith.

At Jupiter locksmith, we receive all types of calls from people of all walks of life. Divorcees are just one of the types of people we help everyday. Divorce can be very difficult for everyone involved. It can make you upset, angry, and not really in your right mind. One thing that divorcing couples often fight over is who is going to live in the house. When these arguments occur, a locksmith is often called to rekey locks or open the house at a lockout situation.

We are often placed in the middle of a divorce struggle. Locksmiths have to be skilled in not only locks but also people. Personally, I work with divorcing couples routinely, and have come to be a mediator of sorts between them. When this happens I call it putting on my divorce counseling hat. In one of my divorce stories, I was able to play an important role using this strategy.

It started with a call to Locksmith Jupiter. A woman was locked out of her home and asked us to come get her back into it. Once we arrived she asked me to rekey her home for her so that she could feel safe.

The next morning we received another call from the same woman, in the same situation. It sometimes happens that people lock themselves out more than once within several hours. They may be upset or stressed, and therefore forgetful. We didn’t think anything of this request, and went immediately to her rescue. Once we arrived she asked us to again rekey her locks. We thought this odd, but complied.

Within hours the woman called again. By this time we felt the situation was suspicious. We arrived at the home wondering what was really going on. Finally the woman admitted that she and her husband were going through a divorce. They didn’t want to share their home, and were fighting over who would live there until the divorce was final.

The couple had been locking each other out for three days. They were each using a different locksmith, and getting the locks rekeyed over and over again. She wanted to rekey the locks again to keep her husband out. We followed through on the task, working with Medeco locks. We are Medeco certified, unlike most other locksmiths. The husband’s locksmith would not have been able to do anything with the lock. As we were working, the husband showed up with his own locksmith.

Suddenly the entire yard was a battlefield. It was locksmith against locksmith, husband against wife. She was determined to have me finish my task while the husband shouted instructions to the other locksmith to come behind me and change them again. It was going to be a long vicious cycle unless something was done. I decided to step in with my divorce counseling hat.

In the end I was able to calm them down, and brought them to a truce. I told them that the alternative to a truce was for me to install Medeco locks, and give the wife the master key. This would have prevented the husband from having any access to the home. A truce was reached, and they were satisfied.

Two months later, the same couple called us at Jupiter locksmith. They told us that they had reconciled, and were renewing their vows. I was thrilled, and invited to the ceremony.

It is interesting to say the least to find myself in this situation. However, it is all part of the job. What will I walk into tomorrow?