American Divorce-Children in Germany

1: Who are you in this situation?
2: Why was the divorce filed and finalized in the US if both parties are in Germany?
3: In the US, child support is never set in stone.
4: He needs to address the matter of military pension with his command.

 

What was the length of the marriage?

How many of those years was the spouse serving in the military?

 

Please answer Zigner's questions (post #2) ...Thanks...

 

And who are you in this situation?

 

You must have been married to the military member for more than 10 years to collect by law 50% of the retirement payout for the rest of your life, plus that sweet Tricare and military dependent ID card.

Sorry, that explains why you failed to get it, not married for 10 years.

Your mutual minor child(ren) (if there is one or more) does qualify for that card, healthcare, and base shopping privileges, which means you get a card until ge hild becomes an adult.

 

OP is the current wife...not the ex.

 

She's the new wife it appears - not the ex wife.

 

I don't think it matters if they were divorced in Germany...which they weren't. She doesn't get any of his retirement. Since they weren't married during any of the time he served, she gets nothing.

I was married to my ex husband for a year when I divorced him - he won't get any of my retirement someday when I retire from the military. You have to be married 10 years during their service. They weren't. So that's not going to get anywhere. I'm not sure how German law works with child support if there's already an order in place in another country though.

 

It's quite apparent that you do not have all of the information about this matter. If dad cares to, please have him log on to ask his own questions about his own legal matter(s). Thank you in advance for your gracious understanding.

 

Because this isn't YOUR matter.

 

What does "trying to file" mean?

I'm not sure what this question means.

If I'm reading your posts correctly, H served in the military before the marriage but had no service time during the marriage. At some point in time, both parties apparently lived in Germany, but it's not apparent that they were married or living together at the time. In your original post, you wrote that W currently lives in Germany, but in a follow up post, you contradicted that by writing, "Both parties are not in Germany."

Please answer the following questions:

1. What were the dates of H's military service?
2. When did H and W marry?
3. When did H and W separate?
4. On what date did H and W's divorce become final?
5. In what U.S. state did the divorce occur?
6. When did H first move to Germany?
7. When did W first move to Germany?
8. If H no longer lives in Germany, when did he leave Germany?
9. If W no longer lives in Germany, when did she leave in Germany?

 

If the mother lived in Germany with the children the entire time, then the US doesn't have jurisdiction over matters relating to the children in the first place.