Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: palimony

If you are not married, you have no legal rights such as community property as if you were married. In other words, what is yours is yours and what is his is his. When it comes to the house, it depends on how title is held. If your name is on title, then you have some interest in the house. If not, then you might have some right of reimbursement if you contributed to the purchase or the mortgage payments.

If you two were to split, then there are certain obligations incurred by the non-custodial parent. The parent who does not have the children would probably owe child support for the kids. This is dependent on the amount of time the kids are with each parent and the incomes of the parents.

Hope this helps.