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Hi,
I very new to this but has anyone had any experience with the law in germany.
My daughter was born in thailand and having returned to the UK for temporary work she was parentally abducted and now living in germany. I was sending ALL my money back to my family expecting that we were saving for our own house and stability. I was calling every day until one day she just dissappeared. A month later she called to say to get on with my life and to forget my daughter (18 months old). Thank fully she forgot to block the number and so i called back immediately.
We arranged to meet in Hannover that weekend. Obvioulsy i was a broken man, everything i had done and sacrificed to ensure we could be a family. Unfortunately she forgot to tell me that whilst i was a away that she got married and my little girl was been carried by her husband. Who it seems had no idea who i was and probably told i was out of their lives.
i have seen how situations get out of hand and end up in courts, my expectations as a father broken and i have tried to deal with the situation as best as i can and visit my daughter every month. I initially called the Hague convention for child abduction who just gave me a nervous laugh and advised i get a lawyer, Relate who listened and sympathised. I have no money, £15 over the limit for legal aid. The mother has used a false name to gain entry into germany, false name to get married which i cant proof unless they do a dna test. I have been told serious counts of purjury
If it was me that had abducted her i would probably be in jail. However my daughter is happy which is what is important, it has taken me 15 months to build a relationship, i travel overnight for 12 hours to see my daughter which was initially 30 mins and now 4-5 hours on a saturday every month and a few hours on the sunday ,where i get back to the uk 2am on a mon and up for work 5 hours later.
There is no one that can help, no one, Families need Fathers were brilliant if you need support in the Uk and certainly helped a little with the confusion within myself. But i am alone a constant sadness that will never turn off. But i remain strong with my daughter, we have so much fun within that small time. i would like her to come to the Uk so my parents will get to meet her but there is always some excuse like lets wait until she older.
I would like the german Courts to consider and enforce visitation rights for her to come to the Uk. Does anyone have any ideas. Like i said no money, but apparently i can do myself in the Uk so why not in germany.
Kindest Regards,
brian
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