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It's Over – Can I Get Divorced Right Away?
General Divorce
It's not that quick, eve...
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Filing for Divorce First – Does It Give Me an Advantage?
General Divorce
Yes, it can be a sma...
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Getting Out of the Marriage Quickly – How Can I Speed Up the Divorce?
General Divorce
If both sides cooperate,...
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Separated – Now What? What Really Matters During the Separation Period!
General Divorce
Separation is not just a...
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On and Off in the Relationship – What Does That Mean for the Separation Year?
General Divorce
Brief reconciliations – ...
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Negotiations
General Divorce
Direct negotiations can ...
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Is a Lawyer Too Expensive for Me? Can I Get Divorced Without One?
General Divorce
**Without a lawyer at al...
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We've Separated. Who Now Decides About My Child and How Much Time Can I Still Spend With Them?
Custody and Visitation
Separation does not auto...
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My Wife Took the Kids and Left. I Want the Children to Stay in Their Familiar Home – What Should I Do?
Custody and Visitation
**First, take a deep bre...
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My Ex Is Blocking Contact With Our Children – Is He Allowed to Do That?
Custody and Visitation
**No, he’s not allowed t...
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Can I Demand That My Child Moves in With Me if My Ex Blocks Contact?
Custody and Visitation
**Yes, that is possible ...
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My Husband Wants to Take the Kids Abroad – How Can I Stop Him?
Custody and Visitation
As long as custody is sh...
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How Can I Get More Time With My Children?
Custody and Visitation
If children rarely stay ...
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My Daughter Doesn’t Want to See Her Father So Often – Can I Help Her With That?
Custody and Visitation
**A child’s wishes are i...
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My Ex Has a Bad Parenting Style – Can I Prohibit Visitation?
Custody and Visitation
A visitation ban is only...
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How Can I Force My Ex to Acknowledge Paternity So He Has to Pay Child Support?
Custody and Visitation
If the father refuses to...
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I Don’t Want My Mother-in-Law to Always Watch the Kids – Don’t I Have a Say?
Custody and Visitation
Grandma always picks the...
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Waldorf or Public School? What to Do If We Can’t Agree on a School
Custody and Visitation
If the parents cannot ag...
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Long-Distance Trip with Vaccination Planned – Can I Just Take the Kids Along?
Custody and Visitation
For international travel...
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Affair – I’m Pregnant by Another Man. But Who Is the Legal Father Now?
Custody and Visitation
Legally, the following a...
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Speaking of Challenging Paternity – Who Is Actually Allowed to Do That?
Custody and Visitation
Not everyone is allowed ...
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Separation Maintenance – What Is It?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
Separation maintenance i...
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With or Without Children – How Much Do I Have to Pay? How Much Can I Receive?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
The amount of maintenanc...
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He Left Me Pregnant After a One-Night Stand – What Am I Entitled To?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
Even if it was just a on...
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Calculating Spousal Support – What Matters? What Are the Limits?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
The calculation of spous...
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Examples for Calculating Spousal Support
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
**Example 1: One Partner...
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How Much Do I Really Have to Pay for My Child?
Custody and Visitation
Child support is based o...
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Examples of Child Support Calculations
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
**Example 1: One child, ...
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Do I Have to Keep Paying After the Divorce? And For How Long?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
**Yes – this is called p...
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When Is There a Right to Support?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
An ex-partner can claim ...
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How Long Do I Have to Pay?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
Limited-Term Support...
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Who Pays for the Children's Health Insurance?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
Children are usually **c...
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Expensive Kindergarten – Do I Have to Contribute?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
Yes, generally – but **n...
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Private School? Year Abroad? Who Has to Pay?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
Special requests such as...
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University, Dropout, New Start – Who Pays When the Daughter Is 20 or Older?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
Parents are still obliga...
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Received a Severance Payment – Do I Have to Pay More Now?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
That depends on the **pu...
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My Ex Is Stonewalling on Financial Matters – How Can I Get the Information?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
Excuses like “I have not...
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What Applies After the Divorce? Changes in Support and Assets.
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
After a divorce, nothing...
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Example Scenarios for Modifying Support After Divorce
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
Initial Situation - ...
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My Ex Got Remarried – Do I Have to Help Support the New Partner?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
No! • The obligation...
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Ex Lives in a Long-Term Relationship Without Marriage – What Applies?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
In the case of a so-call...
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Three Months Without a Cent – How Can I Claim My Support?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
• **Do you have an enfor...
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My Partner Lives for Gucci, Fendi, and Prada – Do I Have to Pay for That?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
**No – not automatically...
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Mentally Ill, Unwilling, or Just Lazy?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
**My ex doesn’t want to ...
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Father Disappeared – How Can I Still Get Child Support?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
Even if the father is hi...
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What About Child Support for Children Born Out of Wedlock – the 'Mallorca Kids'?
Support – Child, Separation, Spousal
Child support for childr...
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Do I Even Need One?
Marriage Contract
**When a prenuptial agre...
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Examples of Possible Provisions in a Prenuptial Agreement
Marriage Contract
**Example 1: Asset Prote...
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Prenuptial Agreement After Many Years – Does It Still Make Sense? Is It Even Possible?
Marriage Contract
Yes! You can enter i...
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Notarial Certification – Do We Really Need a Notary? We Agree on Everything!
Marriage Contract
The basic rule:
A pr...
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A pr...
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We Already Signed, But I Didn’t Really Read the Fine Print – Can We Adjust It?
Marriage Contract
A **notarized prenuptial...
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Does a Prenuptial Agreement Also Protect You in Case of Death – or Do I Also Need a Will?
Marriage Contract
In short: No, a pren...
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I Waived Spousal Support in the Prenup – Can I Still Contest the Agreement or Request Payments?
Marriage Contract
**Waiving spousal suppor...
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Getting Married – But How? Which Marital Property Regime Best Protects My Assets?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
When you get married, yo...
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Community of Accrued Gains – When Does It End?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
The community of accrued...
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Accrued Gains – Who Gets What and How Is It Calculated?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
The division of accrued ...
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My Ex Sold Off the Household – Can I Get It Back? Or at Least Some of the Money?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
If your ex sold shared h...
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He 'Secretly' Sold the Property – How Can I Stop the Deal?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
A property cannot simply...
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When Do You Receive the Compensation?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
The compensation (accrue...
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Do I Have to Reveal Everything?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
Yes! In the context of a...
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Gifts, Inheritance, Property – What Counts?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
• **Gifts & Inheritance:...
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Are There Strategies to Avoid Losing Out in the Accrued Gains Settlement?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
Yes, there are legal way...
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My Ex Gave Away Money to Leave Me Empty-Handed – What Can I Do?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
If your ex intentionally...
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My Ex Gave Me His Share of the House – Can He Take It Back?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
Generally: No. A gift is...
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My In-Laws Are Demanding Money Back for the House – Do I Really Have to Pay?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
If your in-laws contribu...
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€500,000 or €1,000,000? Dispute Over Property Value – Who Pays for the Appraiser?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
In cases involving accru...
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My Ex Wants a 'Pension Equalization' – What Is That, Exactly?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
The pension equalization...
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What Matters Here?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
Key points in pension eq...
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My Ex Now Lives Abroad. Will the Pension Still Be Taken Into Account?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
Yes – in principle, fore...
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Short Marriage – Do I Still Have to Share My Pension?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
Not necessarily.
In a ma...
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In a ma...
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Don’t Feel Like It – Can You Simply Exclude Pension Equalization?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
Yes – pension equalizati...
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Internal or External Division – Which Is Better for Me?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
In pension equalization,...
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I’m Already Retired – Can My Pension Still Be Reduced?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
Yes. Even if you're alre...
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Joint House: What Happens After the Divorce?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
After a divorce, a decis...
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I’m Letting My Ex Stay in Our House – Am I Entitled to Compensation?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
If you allow your ex-par...
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Mortgage After Separation – Who Still Has to Pay?
Wedding, Finances, Asset Protection
After a separation, both...
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Separated: What Do I Need to Change in My Will Now?
Inheritance
After a separation, it's...
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From When Can You Exclude Your Wife from Inheriting? From Filing for Divorce?
Inheritance
• As long as the marriag...
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I Don’t Want My Ex to Manage the Children’s Inheritance – He Just Squanders Everything. What Can I Do?
Inheritance
• Appoint an executor: A...
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What Happens to My Children If Something Happens to Me? I Definitely Don’t Want My Ex to Raise Them!
Inheritance
• Power of attorney and ...
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What If I Die in the Middle of the Divorce? Who Inherits What?
Inheritance
• The marriage remains l...
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Disinherited – Now What? Can My Soon-to-Be Ex Claim the Compulsory Share?
Inheritance
• Yes, even disinherited...
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Bought a House Together – How Can I Prevent My Share from Going to My Ex If I Die?
Inheritance
• Will or Inheritance Co...
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How Much Does a Divorce Really Cost?
International
The cost of a divorce co...
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Do I Really Have to Deal with Court Stress – Or Is There an Easier, Quieter Way?
International
Yes, in some cases you c...
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Marriage Abroad – Which Court Has Jurisdiction?
International
Basic principle:
Before ...
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Before ...
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We Emigrated After Getting Married – Do We Have to Return to Germany to Get Divorced?
International
If both of you are Germa...
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My Spouse Is, for Example, an Argentine Citizen – Which Country Governs Our Separation?
International
If your spouse holds a d...
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