Asking Eric: How Can I Get The Heirlooms From My Son’s Estranged Wife?

Dear Eric: While I was moving from a large house to an apartment in a retirement community, my daughter-in-law asked my son to leave their house. I had already arranged to give them many things, including my late daughter’s artwork, two antique Chinese wedding chests and a Turkish rug. I paid to have these things, as well as a dining set, sofas and beds, moved to their house, thinking that they would get back together. It’s now been months, and she is unwilling to reunite again. I’ve found that I have room in our apartment for the wedding chests, my daughter’s artwork and the rug. My husband and I had a good relationship with my daughter-in-law until the separation.