| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| German citizenship | 7/13/2008 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: My grandmother was born in Germany and left in the late 1920s when she was very young. My mother is ...
A: The answer to your question depends on whether your grandmother took over the American citizenship ...
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| german family law | 7/12/2008 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: My German boyfriend of 3 years has asked me to marry him. He is military and is posted back to ...
A: Don't sign the prenuptial agreement. It would mean that you have no financial rights if you would ...
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| Inheritance Law in Germany | 7/11/2008 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: My neighbor is a German citizen who's husband died 3 years ago.In his will he named her as the first ...
A: You did not tell me whther the deceased was a German national and where he had his last domicile. ...
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| Elterngald received | 7/11/2008 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: How can you check whether a child of yours of german nationality has received Elterngald on the last ...
A: The easiest way would be to set an inquiry to the competent offices. They may vary from state to ...
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| child support in germany | 7/11/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: My husband pays child support for two children in germany. We live in the US and are US citizens. ...
A: As I said, that is entirely possible, yes. You should also note that the child that is no longer in ...
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| Child Support - Spouse returning to Germany | 7/11/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: I have a question with regards to German child support. A bit of background first: I am English and ...
A: yes, you can deduct your expenses for visitation from your income, thus reducing the child support ...
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| German adoption/American father | 7/10/2008 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: I met Jutta in America and we married early in 2008 and moved back to Germany. May 18th Keenan was ...
A: I am sorry that you are disappointed with my answer. But German authorities often don't provide ...
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| child support in germany | 7/10/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: My husband pays child support for two children in germany. We live in the US and are US citizens. ...
A: it might indeed be the case that the government keeps the payments or part of the payments, if they ...
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| Ex Soldier - Child Support | 7/10/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: Herr Moser, Thank you in advance for considering my question. I was stationed in Germany and ...
A: after such a long time and especially after your wife did not even accept child support when paid, ...
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| Inheritance Law | 7/10/2008 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: My husband and I have lived in Germany for 2 years. We have purchased a house here. At the moment we ...
A: In principle, there is no way to evade the rules of compulsory portion - in spite of purchasing land ...
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| Child Support - Spouse returning to Germany | 7/9/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: I have a question with regards to German child support. A bit of background first: I am English and ...
A: I am sorry, I must have misinterpreted your recount of the facts. If you still have shared custody, ...
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| question about dual citizenship for US adoptees from Germany | 7/9/2008 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: Moser, I am neither a US nor a German citizen (actually I am French and born in Korea), but I am ...
A: Annyonghaseo Ms. Cransac, as the Secretary General of the German-Korean Lawyers Association I would ...
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| dual citizenship | 7/9/2008 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: the father of my son is already married and the son has a german passport. is it possible that my ...
A: If you live in the US the child support will be calculated according to US law. I can only help to ...
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| Father's inheritance | 7/8/2008 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: Late last year, my father, who had been living in Germany since 1966, passed away. My sister and I ...
A: I suppose that German inheritance law would apply because American international law (I assume that ...
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| Child Support - Spouse returning to Germany | 7/8/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: I have a question with regards to German child support. A bit of background first: I am English and ...
A: it sounds as if your ex-wife had sole custody of the children when she moved to Germany? Because ...
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| Obligation in respect of a partners Debt | 7/8/2008 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: My partner (who is German) has a student loan that originated in Germany can am I liable in respect ...
A: It depends to the matrimonial regime applicable to your marriage. This depends on the jurisdiction ...
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| German maintenance | 7/5/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: The Jugendamt have stated in a maintenance court case in Germany that a letter sent to me in ...
A: Yes, in that situation, I would absolutely argue that she did not follow up on her claim and thus ...
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| German maintenance | 7/5/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: The Jugendamt have stated in a maintenance court case in Germany that a letter sent to me in ...
A: unfortunately, you having replied is sufficient proof of service. Actually, if they sent it by ...
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| German maintenance | 7/5/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: The Jugendamt have stated in a maintenance court case in Germany that a letter sent to me in ...
A: yes, the German letter is giving you sufficient notice of support obligations. You would have had to ...
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| German citizenship (from Israel) | 7/4/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: my mother was born in Germany during the holocaust in 1944. she always had and still have German ...
A: Shabat shalom to Israel, under current law, you could only derive German citizenship from a German ...
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| Easiest/cheapest Germany property disposition | 7/4/2008 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: My mother is German and lives in Germany. My sister and I are US citizens and living in the US. My ...
A: Please let me set one thing clear for your understanding: If the transfer is performed this year ...
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| dual citizenship | 7/4/2008 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: the father of my son is already married and the son has a german passport. is it possible that my ...
A: According to German law the wife of your son's father will inherit 50 percent and the children of ...
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| child support | 7/3/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: I am American and was married for 5 years to a german national and lived in Germany. We had a son ...
A: if the divorce decree (or any other court document) does not make any decision about custody, you ...
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| child support | 7/3/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: I am American and was married for 5 years to a german national and lived in Germany. We had a son ...
A: Yes, you are right, you only need the German copies. You would enforce them through a ...
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| child support | 7/2/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: I am American and was married for 5 years to a german national and lived in Germany. We had a son ...
A: it sounds as if you already have a court agreement or judgement, so you would only need to enforce ...
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| child support Philippines | 7/2/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: Im filipina,and now have a 6 month old son by a guy from germany named Stefan Leonhard Kassler, who ...
A: Valero, I cannot give you an exact number for 2 reasons: 1) Even the German court would apply ...
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| American/german Custody law | 7/1/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: American Father, German Mother, Married. Baby born in Germany, conceived in America. Mother ...
A: The father would need to file for sole custody in Germany. Once he has that (which might be easy ...
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| Property in Germany | 7/1/2008 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: My mother passed away this past year. 3 years ago she was left some real estate in Germany by her ...
A: There is no probate proceeding in Germany and no distribution by the trustee. I assume that your ...
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| alimony to unmarried partner ( mother of child) | 6/29/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: I got your email contact while browsing throug the internet. I am an Indian national and i ...
A: if the mother will be eligible for alimony after the 3rd birthday of your child depends on the ...
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| Inheritance | 6/29/2008 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: My mom received a letter from a German courthouse stating that one of her brothers died and she is ...
A: Your mother has one month to refuse the inheritance in writing at the court. Otherwise she is ...
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| home insurance policy | 6/28/2008 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: my husband, a German citizen and living in US, owns two apartments in Germany. He took out and paid ...
A: One would need to know the reason for the reclaim of the insurance amount. Please note that in ...
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| back child support | 6/28/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: If the mother is German and the Father is American and she kept the pregnancy and birth hidden from ...
A: First of all, I hope for him he has an attorney when he goes to court and this attorney should have ...
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| Parents work in germany, children study in Morocco | 6/27/2008 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: My husband and I are Moroccan citizens. We both have been working with a german company. We have now ...
A: The Federal Fiscal Court has ruled that a child whoses parents have a foreign nationality returning ...
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| American Soldier German Spouse | 6/27/2008 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: I am an American Soldier married to a German citizen. I work for the U.S. Army and husband works ...
A: You would be exempted from filing returns regarding German income taxes only if the military ...
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| Scheidungspapiere beantragen und Übersetzen | 6/27/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: Hallo Andreas, toll dass es diese Seite gibt.Ich bin deutsche und mein Freund ist amerikaner in der ...
A: Genau. Es hängt vom Prozessrecht des jeweiligen Bundesstaates ab, wo er die Scheidung bekommen ...
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| Scheidungspapiere beantragen und Übersetzen | 6/27/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: Hallo Andreas, toll dass es diese Seite gibt.Ich bin deutsche und mein Freund ist amerikaner in der ...
A: Guten Abend Petra, den Rechtskraftvermerk auf seinem aktuellen Scheidungspapier bekommt er von dem ...
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| two US soldiers geting married in Germany | 6/26/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: So far this is what I know. We both need original birth certificates, Divorce decree (if apply) ...
A: actually, I don't think you still need the Commander's approval anymore. I am not sure what fees ...
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| Separation / Divorce (Brazil/Germany) | 6/26/2008 | Andreas Moser |
Q: I am a from Brazil and I get married with a German citizen back in 2004. We get married in Denmark. ...
A: you can chose jurisdictions: Either Brazil or Germany. Denmark has no jurisdiction. As your last ...
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| divorce and testament | 6/24/2008 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: while married I loaned my life savings to my German father in Law so he could buy some land from the ...
A: it took me about 15 minutes to formulate the answer to your inquiry. Law is a complex matter and I ...
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| I got married in Germany and now I'm gettting divorced | 6/24/2008 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: I am in the Army in Afghanistan and have been sending my wife money each month. We were planning to ...
A: The German government can enforce child support payments through the US court system. But it will ...
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