no she cannot, she was just his girlfriend, there should be a will, if there is not then a lawyer and the authorities need to be called in. ________________________________________________________________________ She can withold personal and/or real property until probate distribution has been decided. However, the biological children are protected under probate laws and succession laws will apply unless there is a Will that excludes said children. The divorce decree would have noted what property was to belong to the ex-spouse and what property (clothing, toys, etc.) the children were entitled to. If the girlfriend is withholding property that belongs to the children (things that were gifted by the father or others, items that were taken from the custodial residence to the father's residence) then she is required to turn those items over to the person who has legal custody of the children.
The girlfriend is NOT legally required to give the ex-spouse or the children personal items that belonged to the deceased that were acquired before or during the relationship.
If you are the father of your girlfriend's children then yes you can sponsor them. As a parent you have the right to sponsor your biological children.
Judith Ripka's husband, Ronald Berk, is the father of her children.
Robin Givens' ex-husband, Mike Tyson, is the father of her children.
* Communicating with your ex husband is the best way to go. You have custody rights as well and you can let your husband know it upsets the children when they see their father with his girlfriend and you prefer not to have her around. Hopefully he will agree. If not and she seems like a nice enough woman it is to your best interest to act calm while she is around because children learn from their parents and if they see one or both of their parents upset they will pick up on this. Most of the time it's not about the children at all, but between the two exes.
There is no current law prohibiting you from living with a man who is not the father of your children. If you marry him, he becomes their stepfather.This in no way changes the relationship between the father and the children, he is not their ex-father he is only the ex husband. You may need to remind him of this, if he is worried about his relationship with his children. Unless he is abusive, the children need to see their father and continue the bond with him.
No her father took away her children and her husband beat her
Yes, you have a choice.You do not have to adopt your girlfriend's children in order to marry her. Some men will adopt their girlfriend's children so they will have the last name and it won't be so confusing for the children, but that is entirely up to you and your girlfriend. However, even if the biological father is paying child support then you would still have to provide good quality time with her children; help educating the children, etc. You are just not marrying your girlfriend, but also her children and you will be their step-father. Do not enter into this marriage with the idea it is all about you and your girlfriend .. the children come with the package and are a responsibility to both of you.
The husband is the child's father by law.
Their biological father.
Your husband cannot get joint custody of your children from a prior marriage. Custody arrangements are made between parents of children. Your present husband can legally adopt your children with their father's consent. He would then have all the legal rights and obligations of a biological father. The children would become his legal heirs-at-law.
If, in the eyes of the law, he is the father then yes he does.
Her second husband Ben Affleck is the father of her all three children.