Child support from U.S soldier?

AnxiousMum

If he's paid by the US government - doesn't matter where he lives really - you need to have a REMO arrangement. Once you have a court order in place - wherever he moves to if he quits the army, you have an order, and can apply for it to be enforced in any REMO country. It takes time, so get on it - and make sure that your child is provided for by both of you.

System

kevin137 wrote: »

Ok, so i have done a little digging into this, and it appears that he is resident in Germany, albeit temporarily.

That being the case, the CSA can enforce within the EU.

"When the non-resident parent lives in the European Union
From 18 June 2011, countries in the European Union (EU) must enforce:
court orders for child maintenance
decisions made by the CSA
This means that formal legal arrangements (for example court orders) for regular child maintenance payments can be enforced if any of the following apply:
the non-resident parent now lives in the EU and the parent with care lives in the UK
the parent with care now lives in the EU and the non-resident parent lives in the UK
the non-resident parent has valuable assets located in the EU - for example, property cars or money
EU countries can only make non-resident parents pay CSA arrears if the money owed was from when both parents lived in the UK."

So chase them, get on there case immediately, and if you open a case it is legally enforceable, however, not sure how that works if he is paid in the USA, but worth a try, at the very least you get a case started, and he would have to deny paternity.

Are you sure?. A lot of the time visiting forces are not classed as resident in the country they are currently in as it is classed as a secondment from their permanent base in the States.

kevin137

No i'm not sure, but by the same reasoning, you have nothing to lose by trying. If you have a name and address for him, then contact the CSA, they will do what they can, and if they can't they will let you know. It doesn't cover this scenario in the legislation, so until you try you don't know.

It is a much simpler process if they can do this, but nothing is stopping you from going the REM route at the same time to get that started. If he is denying parentage, you need to start moving as quickly as possible though, as it will take time, and the faster you do it the faster you wil get some support financially.

I'm not too sure how it would look on him being in the Army in the USA if he had government agencies chasing him for this, it may be frowned upon, and kick him up the !!!! to get it sorted, or it may be that they have no involvement.

But the OP needs to move on this or they will get nothing...