I have been a mistress for over 20 years

Questioner

I have been in a relationship with a married man for over 20 years. We also have a 15 year old child together. If he dies, do I have any rights?

Lawyer

No. It is possible that your child can claim a possible inheritance. Has the child been acknowledged by the father? If not, this could still be achieved. For this, it is important that your child does not already have a legal father (for example, if you yourself were married and your child was born during this marriage, or if your child has already been acknowledged by someone else). Acknowledgement can easily be achieved (even if a man is married) at the municipality. Your child will then also have to give permission for this, since the child is older than 12 years. If the married man does not want to cooperate with the voluntary acknowledgement, the court can be requested to grant substitute permission (instead of that of the man) so that the acknowledgement can still be achieved.