When someone dies without a Will and has a child, what rights does a long-time girlfriend have?
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He was divorced; girlfriend has lived with him for 14 years. Who gets the house?
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If the house is in his name, it will go to child. Under the statute, the girlfriend would automatically take nothing; the child would take all. She would have to file a meritricious case agaisnt the estate to try and recover her share.
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