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A private family matter has become very public in the Taylor Lake Village community. Hit the jump to see this hilarious story.

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A dispute between a husband and his doctor wife has left him outside, sleeping and living in the yard of his million dollar mansion. According to the police, it’s been going on for the last six months and Sharafat Khan has been forced to live outdoors on and off during that time.

Neighbors are very worried because he is elderly, in poor health and in a fragile state.
“He’s wearing the same clothing, it’s dirty,” neighbor Debbie Scoggins said. “He has no bathroom facilities, no shoes.”

“The weather is starting to get colder,” Laurel Stout, who lives across the street, said. “He’s very frail, he can’t even walk. I’m afraid he is going to die out here in his yard.”

Khan told KPRC 2 his wife kicked him out of the house several months ago, took away his keys and had the locks changed. He said he doesn’t have access to their money and is basically homeless even though he owns half of their mansion.

Khan doesn’t feel like he should have to leave because the home and property are just as much his. He said he wants to be allowed inside and he’s hoping he can pressure her into changing her mind.

“She doesn’t want me to have any sort of comfort,” he said.

Night after night he sleeps on the front porch wrapped in a sheet. During the day he tries to find shade under the trees. On Monday he was eating saltine crackers and drinking a warm bottle of water.

He can’t file for divorce because he claims he can’t afford to.

Adult Protective Services are involved but can’t release specific information about the case because of confidentiality laws. A spokesperson for the agency said they cannot force someone to get help.

“I’m just hoping we can find help for him,” Scoggins said.

“Allowing this to continue is not in the best interest of anyone,” Stout said.

KPRC 2 reached out to the doctor for comment, she said it was a private matter and did not wish to speak about it.

Watch the news report below.

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