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| german father died in Uk at daughters residence, but rented flat left in germany | 11/23/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: please help so we can be left to grieve! My grandad came to live with me and my Mum (we both have UK ...
A: You can waive your inheritance within six months at the German probate court (declaration deserves ...
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| Claiming step children on German taxes | 11/21/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: I have a quick question, which I have been unable to find the answer to elsewhere. I am a U.S. ...
A: As you might know the parent the child lives with can either claim for Kindergeld (child benefits) ...
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| german wife seeking child support | 11/20/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: I and my wife were married almost 6 years. when we decided to separate we ended up fighting over the ...
A: The child living with you has a support claim against the mother, too. However, as support claims ...
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| child support | 11/19/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: My husband is an only child and his mother has passed on. About 3 months ago, my husband had to have ...
A: The statute of limitation for child support claims is four years. Moreover, irrespective of the ...
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| child suport | 11/19/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: My husband has been married to a German woman and they have two children together. Their divorce was ...
A: Your husband is obligated to pay child support according to the Duesseldorfer Tabelle because the ...
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| American military couple (husband) divorce | 11/18/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: Is it true that a German court cannot divide American retirement benefits? And if the judge decides ...
A: This applies for all military retirement. My partner from Munich (she represents my cases all over ...
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| German Divorce | 11/18/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: Turkish boyfriend is currently married to a German citizen and is living in Germany on a Schengen ...
A: Please be aware that the residence permit of your Turkish boyfriend might have ended already at the ...
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| dual citizenship | 11/16/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: My wife (german with green card) wants to become a US citizen and retain her german citizenship as I ...
A: I am not an Immigration lawyer. Let her Employer or a friend with a company write a letter that they ...
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| American military couple (husband) divorce | 11/14/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: Is it true that a German court cannot divide American retirement benefits? And if the judge decides ...
A: the German court can divide American retirement benefits (as long as it is not Army retirement). ...
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| German inheritance to be received in the UK | 11/13/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: Herr Haarhaus guten tag. My wife and I have been married and living and working in the UK for the ...
A: I assume in the following that your wife is domiciled in the UK. Principally, even in this case ...
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| Divorce w/ Denmark Marriage | 11/12/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: I am an American married to a German citizen and we got married in Denmark and both currently live ...
A: I can only advise on German law, not on American or Denish law: Before filing for a divorce the ...
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| Child Support | 11/11/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: My daughter had a child with a man in the U.S. Army who then was stationed in Germany. His ...
A: Your daughter needs to obtain a child support decision in the US. Afterwards my partner from Munich ...
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| how do you communicate a courts order to the person in question according to the 2007 eu law | 11/11/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: I am interested in sending from Greece to Germany, to a German citizen a Greek courts deicing ...
A: Well, as the furnishment of a document which has to do with a legal proceeding is an official act it ...
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| Child support in Germany | 11/9/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: I'm a German citizen living in London. I have a child with a former partner (not married), living ...
A: The higher costs of living can be factored in the calculation but your lawyer would need to claim ...
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| Wills | 11/8/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: A few years before he died, my uncle, who was resident in Germany, asked my mother for the details ...
A: It is hard to find out if there was a will. If there was a will your aunt is obligated to give it to ...
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| Power of Attonery Germany | 11/7/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: I need to get power of attorney for my mum in Germany. How do i do it? She is ageing and needs ...
A: I would like to counter your question with my own: As you live on the other side of the world - are ...
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| child maintenance | 11/6/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: I was married to a German Lady and we had 2 children. They are now 7 and 8 years old. I pay child ...
A: According to German law it doesn't matter how much your ex-wife earns for the calculation of your ...
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| GERMAN WILLS (INHERITANCE) | 11/3/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: I'M A US CITIZEN AND MY UNCLE IS A GERMAN CITIZEN. I WAS TOLD YEARS AGO THAT I WAS IN MY UNCLES ...
A: Kraus: if you are named in your uncle's will, then you will certainly be notified upon his death. If ...
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| US citizen has child with German citizen | 11/2/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: I'm a US citizen and have had a child with a German citizen, we are not married. Does being the ...
A: I assume that the child was born and lives in Germany. In the event that you accepted your paternity ...
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| Termination of alimony | 11/1/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: I was divorced in Germany and has been receiving child support fir our two kids and alimony. My kids ...
A: Actually, as far as I know child support claims cannot be subject to a divorce agreement according ...
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| alimony and child support | 11/1/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: i was married and divorced in germany. i now live in asia. the court divorce decision specified that ...
A: I'm sorry you were not satisfied with my answer, but the fact is that, since the child is located in ...
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| Termination of alimony | 10/30/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: I was divorced in Germany and has been receiving child support fir our two kids and alimony. My kids ...
A: As he remains the father of the children he is still liable for child support. The new spouse does ...
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| Custody / Maintenance | 10/30/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: my brother is an Australian Citizen and his ex-girlfriend is a German citizen. They split on bad ...
A: yes, if the mother puts your brother's name on the birth certificate in Germany (and even if he is ...
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| German Emancipation | 10/29/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: My husband's daughter turned 18 June 1,09. She has been working at a hotel full time. She has not ...
A: Lori: if your husband supported her during her traineeship for the hotel job then he may not be ...
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| us/ german divorce | 10/28/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: I am hoping that you can give me a general idea of how to divorce a German citizen, I am a us ...
A: You need a divorce jdgement renderred by a court. As there is a German citizen is invloved a ...
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| I want to seperate from my wife | 10/28/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: I am Tanzanian,living in Nürnberg. I married to a Germany woman 12.04.2004. Til now we have no ...
A: In case of the separation of spouses (not divorce) the residence permit of the foreign spouse ...
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| custody | 10/28/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: My son has two children with a German girl, they are not married, They lived as a family in England ...
A: Unless he accepted his paternity by notarial deed or at the child welfare office your son is not ...
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| Prenuptial agreement | 10/27/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: Could you recommend me please about several notary public (a qulified impartial lawyer) lawyers, not ...
A: They cost all the same. For fnding a notary public in Munich, you can use the online search of the ...
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| International Prenuptial Agreements; Independent residence; Divorce | 10/27/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: I am Israeli citizen; I’m currently living in Germany. My boyfriend is German and we intend to get ...
A: You will be able to prolong the visa indefinetly. You can work but need not to. Independent ...
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| From what countries is it easy for German women to get child support enforced | 10/27/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: From what countries is it easy for German women to get child support enforced if the father will not ...
A: Here is a list of the 65 countries that signed the UN Convention on the recovery abroad of ...
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| prenuptial agreements under German law. | 10/26/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: I am a American and have been dating my German boyfriend for two years. In July of 2008 I quit my ...
A: Prenuptial agreements are quite common in Germany. It is a reasonable measure of asset protection if ...
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| Kindergeld | 10/25/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: I am both a U.S. citizen and a German citizen. I lived in Germany for three years from the age of 15 ...
A: Nicole: thanks for the question. Am I correct to assume that your mother still resides in Germany ...
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| What will happen if a duel US/Belgium national has a child in Germany and the mother wants child support | 10/23/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: What will happen if a duel US/Belgium national has a child in Germany and the mother wants child ...
A: The applicable law for child support is German law because the child lives here. You can contact a ...
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| custody | 10/23/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: I am an umarried father from UK who regularily visits his child in Germany every 6/7 weeks. We lived ...
A: Mark: First, let me say I am sorry to hear about your unfortunate situation. The short answer to ...
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| American divorce decree in Germany | 10/22/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: I was divorced with my German ex-wife back in February 2008. We both resided in Arizona USA during ...
A: In order to get the divorce decree acknowledged, one of you has to file a petition for ...
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| U.S. Divorce Decree recognized in Germany? | 10/22/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: I was divorced with my German ex-wife back in February 2008. We both resided in Arizona USA during ...
A: You need to register the divorce in Germany in order to make the divorce valid. You can also enforce ...
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| child custody/support | 10/21/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: I have joint custody of my son with my ex (Active duty member)I am a civilian(us citizen) married to ...
A: You can file for permanent sole custody in Germany as long as you are living in Germany. The ...
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| maintenance | 10/20/2009 | Carolin Schulz-Burgess |
Q: I am a UK citizen. I was married in 1999 to a Frenchman. We separated in 2003 and I went on to have ...
A: You will need to file for paternity and child support at the German court. My partner from Munich ...
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| separation/divorce | 10/18/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: . we were married for less than 2 years, we separated after 23 months of marraige, we have a 20 ...
A: The child support claim does not depend on how long the marriage exists. Finishing a marriage to go ...
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| probate | 10/18/2009 | Henning Haarhaus |
Q: Does a german "unbeschraenkter Erbschein " issued in germany override probate decisions in the event ...
A: The conflict of ontradicting decisions renderred in different jurisdictions is resolved by the fact ...
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