My wife and I married 7 yeras ago in Germany.
We have a 6 year old son, and have been living with in Germany the past 3 years.
My wife, from the US, has announced her wish to get a divorce about 2 weeks ago.
Since I am a trained mediator with one year of law school experience, I tried to come to a peaceful agreement. We asked a couple that we both know to act as mediators.
After almost 10 meetings and a lot of patience from our friends, my wife has not moved one inch from her demands:
1) She is going to quit all work completely.
2) She wants alimony and a monthly check for herself.
3) She wants travel to the US in about 4 weeks to find a place and a job.
4) When she comes back from the US, she is planning to come back to pick up our son. She hopes that by then a lawyer will have put enough pressure on me to give up custody for our child.
Although it seems very unlikely that a German court will grant her all of her wishes, she insists that she will find a way. Fearing the legal expenses, I have tried to keep the heat to a minimum and the case out of court.
The German legal process can take a long time to unwind. Her hectic behavior and her incessant pressure are making my daily efforts to find a solution for all aspects almost impossible.
In order to check all sides and viewpoints, I thought I'd enter an American legal forum to get some feedback.
Thanks.
We have a 6 year old son, and have been living with in Germany the past 3 years.
My wife, from the US, has announced her wish to get a divorce about 2 weeks ago.
Since I am a trained mediator with one year of law school experience, I tried to come to a peaceful agreement. We asked a couple that we both know to act as mediators.
After almost 10 meetings and a lot of patience from our friends, my wife has not moved one inch from her demands:
1) She is going to quit all work completely.
2) She wants alimony and a monthly check for herself.
3) She wants travel to the US in about 4 weeks to find a place and a job.
4) When she comes back from the US, she is planning to come back to pick up our son. She hopes that by then a lawyer will have put enough pressure on me to give up custody for our child.
Although it seems very unlikely that a German court will grant her all of her wishes, she insists that she will find a way. Fearing the legal expenses, I have tried to keep the heat to a minimum and the case out of court.
The German legal process can take a long time to unwind. Her hectic behavior and her incessant pressure are making my daily efforts to find a solution for all aspects almost impossible.
In order to check all sides and viewpoints, I thought I'd enter an American legal forum to get some feedback.
Thanks.