View Full Version : My common law husband kicked me out! What are my rights?
merloforever
Oct 18, 2010, 08:10 PM
My (common law) husbad and I have been living together for almost a year. We split the bills from day 1. We bought the house we're in, but everything is in his name: the title, all bills. Now he wants to break up. What are my rights in this situation? Would I have any rights to stay on the house?
AK lawyer
Oct 18, 2010, 11:34 PM
What state are you in?
cdad
Oct 19, 2010, 03:19 PM
Most common law marriages have persons living together as if husband and wife for much longer then 1 years time to qualify for common law marriage in the States its allowed in.
Fr_Chuck
Oct 19, 2010, 05:40 PM
Yes, in the US few states accept common law at all, and even where it is, you have to live together longer than a year. So where you are at makes a difference, if not the terms are my boyfriend and I separated
So the were is important, in most places in the US you would have little or no rights
AK lawyer
Oct 19, 2010, 06:57 PM
Unless you can tell us you became a "common law" spouse according to the law in one of the few states that allow that sort of thing, I will assume that you are mistaken when you claim to be in a common law marriage.
... We bought the house we're in, but everything is in his name: the title, ...
It looks to me that "we" didn't buy it, he did.
Now he wants to break up. What are my rights in this situation?? Would I have any rights to stay on the house??
None, assuming he goes through the steps required to evict an unwelcome tenant.