• Did you Live Together?  
• Did you Provide Care for that Person?
• Did you Both Contribute to Living Costs?
• Did you Both Contribute to Monthly Payments?

Despite what many people may tell you, there is no Common Law marriage in California.  However, in the well followed case of Marvin v. Marvin, the Supreme Court of California ruled that there are rights of both repayment for capital contributions as well as implied in fact contract rights in respect to property ownership and future support, even where the promises were only oral in nature.  

These rights also survive your life partner's death for up to one year!

If you lived with or cared for your life partner and you contributed money during the relationship or were made care and support promises, then you may have rights in their estate or real property. 

 

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