What are you entitled to?

[irishmum]

BF's 7year relationship has broken up-they're not married,have a 5yr old son & her
ex owns the house they live in.
He's very well off,is my BF "entitled" to anything money wise?

But what if one of you wants to get married and the other one doesnt see the point... what do you do then?

Dont have kids!

Agree with Jeremy et al - I would never ever have children with a man I wasn't married to tbh.

I would ask what his objections are in relation to marriage.

Were they ever engaged?

PeterDuck - it is an interesting topic. I've heard that in other countries, Australia is an example I think, cohabiting couples already have similar (if not exactly the same?) rights as married couples. This has apparently lead to an increase in couples getting married. The reason being, that there is no longer a disincentive to get married. Formerly, in some cases, if there was a large disparity in the capital or earnings/earning potential between the individuals in the couple, the one with the more capital or higher earning may have felt more reluctant to marry (only in some cases!)This sounds cynical because people should get married for the right reasons, because they love each other and are committed to staying together, but it is interesting that removing the disparity between the legal status of marriage and cohabitation has lead to an increase in marriages. Might as well go the whole hog, eh?!!

irishmum your friend is entitled to child support 15% of his net pay thats about it, the ex hasnt any resposnibility to your friend apart from providing for his son, she is better off getting her name down on the housing register or privately renting, maybe the ex can help her out with a deposit and 1 month's rent.