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In California, children cannot choose where to live until they are 18 years old, but their preferences may be taken into account in custody decisions. If a child is 14 years or older, the court must listen to their opinion regarding where they would like to live unless it is deemed not in their best interest.
There is not a specific period that you must live together before you can establish a domestic partnership in California. Any couple who meets the eligibility criteria may register a domestic partnership to receive many of the same rights as married couples.
Because California is not a state that recognizes common law marriage, your girlfriend has no rights to your assets by virtue of the relationship that you had. Any assets that you own individually are yours and not subject to claim by her unless she has some other cause of action against you, such as in contract.
The two persons are not related by blood in a way that would prevent them from being married to each other in this state. Both persons are at least 18 years of age, except as provided in California Family Code section 297.1. Both persons are capable of consenting to the Domestic Partnership.
In California, one large subset of unmarried people – cohabitants – generally have no right to support from each other and no interest in or right to use any property that the other cohabitant has acquired. Long-term cohabitation by itself does not change that.
Absence of Common Law Marriage in California The concept of a couple being considered legally married after living together for a specific period doesn't apply here. Despite popular belief, even if you've been cohabiting for 7 years or more, it won't automatically grant you the status of a married couple.
Unmarried couples are not entitled to the property, inheritance, and spousal support rights of married couples, but they do have the right to enter into an agreement that specifies how these issues are handled. That said, California does place some restrictions on agreements between unmarried couples.
Though California does not recognize common law marriage, that does not mean that you do not have rights. If you are cohabitating with your partner, you still retain individual property rights. However, after a breakup, you will not go through the same property division process as a legally married couple.
The elements of a dissolution with minor children are the following: (1) Termination of Marital Status, (2) Separation of Property, (3) Spousal Support, (4) Child Support, and (5) Child Custody. The first three elements are discussed above and are subject to the same rules.
If you've been married less than five years and have no children, you may qualify for a simpler way to get divorced (summary dissolution).