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  • This depends on the length of time you were together. After a certain duration, the law may classify her as "Equivalent to Spouse" without a marriage certificate or a ceremony. if that happens, she can sue you for half of everything.
  • If your jurisdiction recognizes common law relationships, she may certainly have legal rights. In Ontario, where I live, a couple are deemed to be in a common law relationship if they have lived together for a minimum of three years or they have had a child together and are cohabitating in a permanent relation (no minimum period of cohabitation required). Both parties have essentially the same legal rights as are granted to married persons under family law. For example, the home in which the parties reside would be considered their matrimonial home and its value would be divided equally between them. In addition, child and / or spousal support payments may be levied and can be enforced under law.

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