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It could create a situation, when the biological parent with the most wealth is the father, that could empower him to intimidate and manipulate the mother via legal processes that she could ill afford to contest. But, if he is, as he should be, making significant contributions to the support of the child, he should have some rights. I do not know what the usual situation is regarding child support in Germany.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Wed Aug 11th, 2010 at 07:49:06 PM EST
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I believe this to be a reaction to some various problems arisen in recent years in international couples where the mother was German.

In these cases, a judicial decision (by the foreign authorities) to give the father rights was overruled by the german court.

A free fox in a free henhouse!

by Xavier in Paris on Thu Aug 12th, 2010 at 03:42:12 AM EST
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ARGeezer:
when the biological parent with the most wealth is the father, that could empower him to intimidate and manipulate the mother via legal processes
In the UK it can work the other way as a parent of modest means may be entitled to unlimited public legal aid and can therefore litigate the wealthier parent to ruin.

Or so the story goes on some solicitors' websites...

By laying out pros and cons we risk inducing people to join the debate, and losing control of a process that only we fully understand. - Alan Greenspan

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Aug 12th, 2010 at 04:43:33 AM EST
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Ah, those socialist Brits!

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Thu Aug 12th, 2010 at 02:36:17 PM EST
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