Somehow my husbands apple id "jumped" to my phone. Now I'm always asked for his password and it's not even the ID he is using. How do I get my phone back?

Somehow my husbands Apple ID "jumped" to my phone, or at least I'm asked for his password (and not for the ID he uses). How do I get my phone back to my ID?

I believe that he must have at some point logged in to your phone and installed an app that he downloaded on his account and installed that app onto your phone. When your phone attempts to update that app, it will ask for his ID.
OR
He might have just decided to log you out of your account and log himself in.
Try - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1311
It might help if you described when you're getting password (for his ID) prompts.

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Welcome to the Support Communities!
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4810
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iOS: Changing the signed-in iTunes Store Apple ID account
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1311
iCloud: View or change your iCloud payment information
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2616
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