Im currently thinking of letting my Girlfriend move in with me as shes stuck in a homeless hostel!! Just waiting until Ive got a job as at present I cant afford to keep her as shes got 2 kids and would loose a lot of her benefits as things stand due to my pension!!

I was talking to a mate earlier and he was saying "your nuts to take on a bird with 2 kids as youll loose the house if it goes wrong".

Now obviously this got me thinking. I always think "what if" and have enough experience in life to know that despite loving her loads now, things may still change later on!!

Ive had a look online but all the info seems to be based on married couples with thier own kids. We arent married and the kids are from her last relationship and i cant see anything obvious about how that works if you split. I know with a normal unmarried relationship without kids, the ex-partners claim on a house is very much dependant on names on mortgage, who pays it, contributes to bills etc etc.

But how does this work with kids??? I know in married couples generally the rules work in bias of the kids best interests. But how does this work when im not the father?? IE do i become legally responsible for the kids once they live in my home?? Obviously while we are together I accept that kids come with my girlfriend and will help support them, but if we split up, other than giving reasonable notice to leave and helping her relocate is that the limit of my responsibilities??

I know it might sound a bit cold and selfish but if things go wrong i dont see why i should loose my house/ or have to maintain someone elses kids.

Any ideas???