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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So sorry, OP.  Does he have US based employer?  If not, I would be worried that he is staying in Europe to escape your being able to collect child support.  US judgments can be time consuming and expensive to execute overseas.

It's sad when a parent doesn't choose to spend time with kids. I teach my kids that we all have at least two families - families by birth and families by choice.  When a parent chooses not to be present, it can be helpful to expand the "family by birth" to include a wider variety of aunties, uncles, cousins, etc. whom you see more often and do a wider variety of activities.  Build a broader "family of choice" by deepening your ties with friends, church, activity-mates, etc.

It's heart-rending for kids when a parent is absent by choice, but they can still grow up happy and healthy with one stable, present, loving adult.[/quote]

Thanks for this response. He does have a US based employer but could ostensibly spend the next four years in Europe based on precedent/policy for Feds (he's a fed). Part of my frustration is that I am afraid he is avoiding paying child support - social services informed me of such. I'm pissed that I spent years supporting us career, moving overseas for him, staying home with his kids, he cheats and I have to start over.[/quote]

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