<prompt> Human: Im sorry if this Is easy stuff. But im scared for my brother. He Is finally splitting with his girl but im scared she wil try to screw him over. She doesnt have a job and has a kid she claims is special needs. I know she gets child support from a previous boyfriend and brags about how much. I dont want her to do that to my brother. Are there any precautions he can take before splitting with her to insure he doesnt get fucked by her and the state? They have been together for a few years but she wont work so I feel like sheb will try to takev his money. Is there a pre existing thread for this sort of thing? Sorry for grammar, am on mobile. Also, my and my bro are pretty poor, so lawyers and such wil probably be out of the questionAssistant: No not too much except remove himself from any and all accounting and credit cards they have in a shared name. Pay off and close any credit cards they have jointly. Bank accounts, close them or remove name off totally.Any physical items they have, such as cars, sell them or give them to her, gift them and get name off it. Including insurances.After you closed everything imaginable, run your credit report across al 3 credit bureaus. If everything is in order, initiate a freeze on your credit. This will stop any new accounts opening up with his name on it. He may have to do this for a year or so. And she doesnt have any legal right to what he earns currently. Past accounts maybe, shared banks accounts maybe.. But they are unmarried, and have no kid together.I dont know what she could sue him for. Id just unsigned anything signed. If they have joint loans out... Thatll be a big pain in the assHuman: In washington state a girl can sstill get child support if it not the biological father. Also if they have been together seven years it counts as marriage. Im not sure howblong they have been together. I think they might have a join loanvon the washer and dryer. But then again since she doesnt work it might just be a loan in his name. Also he has a car he got for her to use for her kid... if the loan is in his name then she cant get the car right? Im sorry for all the questions. I ju as t dont know much abiut this and he is to stubbornbto ask for help  <response>: I think its doubtful she can collect two child support payments from two guys she probably burned that option with the first guy.If the car loan is in his name then its his. She would have to have cosigners the loan or have the title in her name to have a claim to it. 