AustriaDivorce
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I am divorced from the father of my two sons. I am American, living in the USA with my two sons. The father is Austrian and is currently living in Asia (work reasons). We have a divorce settlement (finalized in Austria) where it is agreed upon that the father pays the country's child support requirements (based on income) as well as certain extra costs, such as private school tuition, college tuition, music lessons, instrument costs, and braces. Recently, the father said that he would only send the child support and that would need to cover all the extra costs as well, including college. When I reminded him of the agreement, he said that he didn't want to use the money he had in savings since he wanted to save it to start up a new business in three years. He then said the boys would have to take out a loan. It's difficult to say how much he is earning, but I estimate around $200,000 a year (he used to earn more). Do I have a case? If so, should I work through an lawyer that deals in international law or should I find a "local" Austrian lawyer? Thank you.