That only works if they your son and his girl never cohabitate.
She must maintain a residence. She can stay over as many nights as she wants, but she has to pay rent on her own place; otherwise it is a de facto relationship or "common law marriage" as they are called.
When a kid is born, start with a 50/50 time sharing arrangement out of the gates. That way when she eventually leaves to go chasing butterflies and be a skateboard for Chad and Tyrone, then there is already a 50/50 custody arrangement in place.
Never combine finances. Never share ownership of assets. Never let her move in. Don't lend her your car, buy her a shit-box of her own as a birthday present.
The chances are that your son will be too dumb to take this advice seriously until he has been gutted like a fish for the first time.
To my understanding cohabitation alone isn't enough for a common law marriage. As long as you don't refer to her as your wife and your place is under your name, then you should be safe cohabiting as much as you want. If she's contributing to bills of any kind then you should claim that as "rent", so that way if she ever tries to claim your property then you can say she's just a tenant and evict her.
buy her a shit-box of her own as a birthday present
Even if it is a shit-box, that's more generous than any gift I would give.
Cohabitation vs "Common Law Marriage" very much depends on the legislation of your local state or territory.
In Australia or the UK, if you live together for six months as husband and wife (sharing a bed, etc.) then you are De Facto Married.
In some places it is as little as twelve weeks living together. Almost everywhere if you live together and share a bed and have a child ... then you are De Facto Married, backdated to the day she moved in.
Until divorce laws change, it will keep getting worse. I'll encourage my son to do a ceremonial wedding with no state certificate.
That only works if they your son and his girl never cohabitate.
She must maintain a residence. She can stay over as many nights as she wants, but she has to pay rent on her own place; otherwise it is a de facto relationship or "common law marriage" as they are called.
When a kid is born, start with a 50/50 time sharing arrangement out of the gates. That way when she eventually leaves to go chasing butterflies and be a skateboard for Chad and Tyrone, then there is already a 50/50 custody arrangement in place.
Never combine finances. Never share ownership of assets. Never let her move in. Don't lend her your car, buy her a shit-box of her own as a birthday present.
The chances are that your son will be too dumb to take this advice seriously until he has been gutted like a fish for the first time.
To my understanding cohabitation alone isn't enough for a common law marriage. As long as you don't refer to her as your wife and your place is under your name, then you should be safe cohabiting as much as you want. If she's contributing to bills of any kind then you should claim that as "rent", so that way if she ever tries to claim your property then you can say she's just a tenant and evict her.
Even if it is a shit-box, that's more generous than any gift I would give.
Cohabitation vs "Common Law Marriage" very much depends on the legislation of your local state or territory.
In Australia or the UK, if you live together for six months as husband and wife (sharing a bed, etc.) then you are De Facto Married.
In some places it is as little as twelve weeks living together. Almost everywhere if you live together and share a bed and have a child ... then you are De Facto Married, backdated to the day she moved in.