Hello
My first post on here.
Girlfriend had moved in with me six months ago. We broke up couple of weeks ago and i have now found out that she is 8 weeks pregnant. She is keeping the baby. I have made it clear that i do not want any parental responsibility. I know i was an idiot and should have used protection.
The house that i currently live alone in is 100% owned by me and i have no mortgage payments left to make. She made zero contributions towards any household bills whilst we lived together for 6 months.
She has moved back in with her parents.
I understand that i will have to pay 12% of my annual gross salary for child maintenance if she gives birth.
Will she able to come for my house, lets say if she says that her parents house is too small for her to live with a child. Will the child have any rights to my house?
I know am thinking too much this early and ideally should have thought hard before doing the deed but i just want to protect my house because i have worked hard for it and don't want to lose it over 6 months co-habitation.
Thanks
As far as i am aware she would have no rights to your house as you already owned it when u met her. Moreover you was only with her a short while and she didnt contribute in anyway. When baby is born you can either if u wish to pay child maintenance come to an arrangement with your ex yourself , contact cms yourself or wait for her to put a claim in for child maintenance with them herself
She could probably apply for council housing if her parents house is unsuitable, I agree with the above, she would have no claim on your house. If you have any other assets above a certain level (can't remember what that level is), they may be taken into consideration in the child maintenance calculation.
Hi
Agree with the others.
In relation to whether child will have any rights to your house, only if you die without a will in which case your next of kin so your child then will inherit your estate and depending on age the mother could become a trustee etc, its complex.
You are best to draft a will determining who you want your estate to go to. You may decide you want it to go to child but would prefer someone you know to look after it in trust until child is older, and therefore a will would be best.
We never want to think about dying however a will in these situations (separating from an ex) is always a good idea.
All the best.