TX Marriage?

[buddydiver]

What is the name of your state? Texas

My dad has a girlfriend who moved in about 2 years ago. He takes her on vacations, buys her jewlery (not rings) etc. He is well off, she is not. My dad adamately says he is not married to her nor is he going to ever marry her. She has slowly been moving more of her stuff to his house (living items). My dad states that she knows they are not married and that he is not going to marry her. She says little things when he is not around, ie. this is my kitchen, etc. My brothers, sister, and I get bad vibes from her (gold-digger).

Question: Are they married eventhough my dad adamately says no? He always calls her, his girlfriend. If something were to happen to my dad, could she contest his will and take his assets? Would she have a good chance of succeeding? If he told her to leave, would she have a good chance of contesting that they were married and take part of his assets?

Worried...

 

[fairisfair]

http://www.co.travis.tx.us/dro/common_law.asp

 

[Ohiogal]

My question is: Who is the gold-digger here? Girlfriend lives in the house therefore it is her kitchen because she lives there. Granted your dad owns it but she lives there. What is she supposed to say: This is the kitchen of the man I sleep with every night but I just live here and it isn't mine?
You seem very concerned about what goes on with the two of them and about what happens to everything when your dad dies. Lets put it this way -- he could leave her EVERYTHING and you nothing and it would be legal.

 

[buddydiver]

Let me first be clear that talking with my father several times, he has made it clear that his will divides the property to his children only, and that he has no wishes to leave anything to her. He has also stated that she knows this. His girlfriend previously took a friends wife to court and petitioned the court for a house (because she was the executor of his estate) and that the court gave her his house and $30,000.
I am also not the only one of his children that is quite unhappy with this "arrangement" because we have all talked about it to each other as well as individually with our father. I don't care if he wants to spend all his money on himself, I don't count on him for my retirement, but I do have a problem with him spending all his money on someone and their family who he doesn't wish to have it in the end.
She has her own house separate, so she has her own kitchen in her house. You would not expect a friend of yours who stays/lives in your house for 6 months to a year, who is down on their luck, to state and treat all of your possessions and home as his and to verbally indicate that it is his to your friends.

Yes, you may think that I myself am a gold-digger. I am just trying to lookout for my dad's best interest as well as the rest of our family.

 

[fairisfair]

Let me first be clear that talking with my father several times, he has made it clear that his will divides the property to his children only, and that he has no wishes to leave anything to her. He has also stated that she knows this. His girlfriend previously took a friends wife to court and petitioned the court for a house (because she was the executor of his estate) and that the court gave her his house and $30,000.
I am also not the only one of his children that is quite unhappy with this "arrangement" because we have all talked about it to each other as well as individually with our father. I don't care if he wants to spend all his money on himself, I don't count on him for my retirement, but I do have a problem with him spending all his money on someone and their family who he doesn't wish to have it in the end.
She has her own house separate, so she has her own kitchen in her house. You would not expect a friend of yours who stays/lives in your house for 6 months to a year, who is down on their luck, to state and treat all of your possessions and home as his and to verbally indicate that it is his to your friends.

Yes, you may think that I myself am a gold-digger. I am just trying to lookout for my dad's best interest as well as the rest of our family.

blah blah blah, so move out and you won't have to hear or see it.

 

[steveatx]

Maybe you and the family will have to start making y'all's own money.

 

[inlovewith2]

butt out of dad's business

My question is: Who is the gold-digger here? Girlfriend lives in the house therefore it is her kitchen because she lives there. Granted your dad owns it but she lives there. What is she supposed to say: This is the kitchen of the man I sleep with every night but I just live here and it isn't mine?
You seem very concerned about what goes on with the two of them and about what happens to everything when your dad dies. Lets put it this way -- he could leave her EVERYTHING and you nothing and it would be legal.

youre too nosy for your own good. you do not get to dictate to dad when and how he spends HIS money. and what goes on between them is frankly none of your damm business. if you were my kid, i wouldnt leave you a dime.

 

[Shay-Pari'e]

youre too nosy for your own good. you do not get to dictate to dad when and how he spends HIS money. and what goes on between them is frankly none of your damm business. if you were my kid, i wouldnt leave you a dime.

Say Goodbye again Kelly.

 

[shell007]

Yes, you may think that I myself am a gold-digger. I am just trying to lookout for my dad's best interest as well as the rest of our family.

When and If any of this ever happens....your Dad will have passed on...THEREFORE....LOOKING OUT FOR HIS INTEREST will not even be an issue.