Q: Am I owed child support and equity in our home even if we were never legally married in the state of Texas
My boyfriend proposed and i moved in with him to a home that was given to him by his parents. There is about 100 thousand equity in the house. We have been together 9 years and have 2 children ages 6 and 3 We have both worked and shared expenses 50/50. I have an engagement ring but we never married. We have filed taxes separately. A couple weeks ago I moved out and the kids and I live with my brother. He takes the kids on his days off which is usually 3 days a week. I left him because he treats me more like a roommate, someone to help him pay his bills, and never like a wife.
A:
Since you indicate you were never married, you were his roommate and not his wife.
Now, as the mother of his children, you may be entitled to child support. Or, conversely, you may be ordered to pay child support to him.
You should hire a family law attorney near you to file an original suit affecting the parent-child relationship to determine your respective parental rights, parenting plan, and child support.
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