Alex is a young, ultra-wealthy millionaire living in Los Angeles. He buys a mansion in Bel Air from a pop star, so the house is legally his.

Later, Alex has an affair with his cousin’s wife, Maya. They have a child together, but Alex and Maya are not married. (nor have they ever been married they had a one night stand and a child together)

Question:

Does Maya have any legal right to Alex’s Bel Air mansion simply because they have a child together, even though they are not married?

Same question applies if genders are reversed.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Technically, you’re only entitled to child support if a judge determines you are. While pregnancies from one night stands will usually require the father to pay child support, there are some exceptions (like if another parent adopts the kid.)

    Additionally, those funds are only supposed to be used for the kid, and not for anyone else, so if the other parent is found to be neglecting things, they may lose custody altogether and instead owe child support.