Hello all. Predicament time.

Some facts : Ive been in a relationship for 2 years. I’ve ended it this week. We live together and she has two kids from a previous marriage, who live with us 50/50 (dad’s still in the picture).

I bought a house in July 22. My 100k deposit, my sole name on the property / mortgage. Herself and the two kids moved in with me in July 22.

For the first 6 months or more, she didn’t contribute to bills / maintenance / mortgage as she wasn’t working. Since then she has paid into a joint account, about 25% of the mortgage amount to cover “rent” and bills. I actually pay most of the bills directly. She also now pays for more than half of the groceries.

Today, as shit hit the fan more: she’s told me she’s speaking to a lawyer to ascertain what it should look like moving forward (she’s likely to have to stay in the house for the time being due to financial constraints she has and lack of rentals available). She mentioned I have financial responsibilities toward the kids. She also presumed I had just sold one of my cars and asked fairly aggressively was that the case.

Now, I don’t think she’ll want to come for the house or half of it but I don’t know or get what my responsibilities are towards the kids in the time frame she’s in the house full / they’re in the house half the time.

What are the legal implications and expectations regarding her kids, and what am I responsible for going forward for her and the kids