do i have any legal rights?

Question

i have been living with my bf for the past seven years and have been with him for thirteen years. do i have any legal rights if he walks out on me?

Answer 1

Yes, It's called common law marriage. The statute varies from state to state but each state has it.

Answer 2

Talk to a lawyer in your state. Contrary to the first answer, I am in Mississippi and common law marriage does not exist here.

Here, if you owned any property jointly - joint with rights of survivorship - it would be yours if he died, and if you wanted to break up and were fighting over who got to keep it, the court would still decide just like in a divorce. BUT, if everything is in his name, and you are not married, no matter how long you've been together, you would quite literally be a** out if he died. If he had any living family, they would have rights to it, not you.

So don't go on anything you get here, unless it comes from a lawyer in your state.

Answer 3

Totally depends on what state you live in. Some states don't recognize "common-law" marriages. It's a good idea to look into your state laws on that subject....just in case.

Answer 4

Yes and to get access to them you need an Attorney/Law Firm that you can trust and afford. Try the sites below and watch the online movie presentations. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Answer 5

It depends on what state you live in. Check the site below - you may find your answer there.

Answer 6

States will vary, but in TX its common law marriage and your entitled to "half", just as if you were legally married,,,,,,,,,,(by the way in TX you have to be living together for a mininum of 6 months),,,,,,,,,,

Answer 7

Just take his money and run, credit cards,jewlery, cash, checks whatever it takes girlfriend,

PS dont let him walk out on you, you need to walk out on him