if she's lived in, she can be considered your common law wife, even if you didn't register your marriage or have a religious ceremony, unless you were already married, in which case you will be considered an adulterer, which would meant your legal wife could sue for divorce and be entitled to your possessions. if not, as your common law wife as long as she can show the court that both of you were in a committed relationship similar to a marriage, then yes she is entitled to your possession as a legal wife would.
Another View: It depends entirely on what state you are a resident of. Currently, only nine states (Alabama, Colorado, Kansas, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma and Texas) and the District of Columbia recognize common-law marriages, and she must meet certain criteria and requirements. If you do not reside in any othe nine states (or DC), she has no legal right to YOUR possessions. However - she DOES have the right to any and all possessions that can be identified as hers, OR - to half-interest in those possessions which can be proven that you both bought together,
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