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Hi guys,
I was wondering if anyone could advise - if a non-married couple have a young baby together and then split up, and the baby is looked after by the mother the majority of the time due to there being no contact between the parents (so the father only sees the child once a week, whereby a contact centre is used as a drop off zone) - if the father were to buy a property after a couple of years, is there any way the mother of the child would have any claim to the property?
To give some background information, the mother has lived in a council flat and claiming benefits for a long time, and looks likely to continue doing so for the foreseeable future. The father is paying CSA. They have never officially lived together. There has been no wrong doing on the father's part that has led to there being no communication between the parents, rather he is very concerned that any contact with the mother would lead to false allegations of violence, and the drama that ensures wouldn't be healthy for anyone. The mother has made it clear that she will be "going after" anything of his that she feels she potentially could "get".
Thanks in advance for any help,
J
If that's his main property, and he's living in it, then no, she will have no claim. If it's a second property, of he's renting it out, then it will count for child maintenance.
If a couple were unmarried, she would have no claim on her ex’s assets, unless they earned an income as actd says, then they would be taken account of in any child maintenance calculations.
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