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You need to see an attorney - look to see if you have legal aid in your area. If you can't find it, call the local welfare office and ask about legal assistance.

The situation you describe is somewhat confusing. Have you had some kind of legal/mental health/other issues that would allow your child to be removed from your care? (no need to go into details, just asking). There had to be some sort of issue raised in a court or with child protective help that they would be able to put you out of the home you had lived in for the past 10 years and to take your child so easily without a court hearing or some type of legal assistance on their part. As for getting married, it is very cheap to go to the courthouse and get married, so it sounds like you were both wanting something much more than that which put aside the marriage.

Also, do you live in a state that recognizes common law marriage? Of course you would have had to present yourself to others as a married couple, file taxes together, have bank accounts together or something that showed you presented yourselves as husband and wife. All of these things need to be addressed with an attorney.

You have asked if they have the power to do these things. Well, they have already done them. Were you served with some kind of legal documents to do what they did or did you just do as they asked...move out and give them the child? Attorney time is now - without delay - unless you already know there was a legal reason for the things they have done to you. If so, was there any kind of just cause for them to take the actions they took?
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Even with guardianship over BF, that does not explain losing the son. Lots of holes in this, but cautionary tale for a lot of women who live with a SO. Anything can happen and laws do not protect live in partners. You think they do, they don’t especially when the children of ex spouse are involved. They will trump you, but throwing you out of your home is a stretch.
Community property states even with representing and living with over 6 months, does not protect your assets or rights. Sometimes the old ways are the best ways. Not just with assets, but with making important care decisions for him. Hard lesson but losing custody of the son is a completely different issue and one we don’t understand.
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Who is jtb4me updating, if the original poster is bowerbound???
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AT1234 Dec 2019
That’s what I was asking
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