paying for the children

[Tony_495]

Hi there I live in Germany & moving back to England next year, my ex is German & the kids are to. I pay now for the kids, My ex is black mailing the kids to stay away from me & I have not seen my daughter for over year now & my son for six months My son is 16 years & daughter is now 13 can some help me with a  web side or something wear I can get infomation from to help thank you .

ps how long do I have to pay for the kids.

 

[Hgrove]

I think there are people in the Foreign Office who help with these queries but be warned, it is very difficult in Germany.  There was a well known case of a woman whose husband was German.  Long story;  she had custody in the UK but he took the children on holidays and never returned them; he took them to Germany.  She fought him all the way through the German courts and never got anywhere.  She never saw them again.   She is now waiting as they are nearing full age, and she hopes once they are 18 they will choose to see her of their own accord.  This story is well known because the lady later remarried, her second husband was the UK Ambassador to the US, so her story featured in various papers such as Hello! etc.  It illustrates that the German courts are tough on the non-German parent.

[atkrhome]

Youre not 'paying' for your children you are financially supporting them !!