Anyone who is a common-law relationship, especially if children are involved (perhaps from previous relationship(s)), needs to seriously consider the possible liability. I've had a couple of clients who got into a serious pickle. In one case, he (my client) was in a CL relationship with a woman who had a son from a previous relationship. He acted in the absence of a parent (whatever the wording is in law) by coaching soccer, going to parent-teacher interviews, etc., and then got sued for support when the relationship ended.
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