"This government has taken tens of thousands of dollars from me and from my husband by force of law. I want it back."
Amen and Double-Dog Dittos to that!!
That's all? That's nothing! I'm well into six digits, maybe pushing seven at this point. Don't expect to see any of it back. Get over it. Wanting it back is part of what keeps us in the game. Better to write it off and move on as a sovereign individual.