On 01 May 05  09:44:54, Carol Shenkenberger got back to Danny Ceppa 
-> Re: Book 'er, Danno

 CS> She's trying to use Japan
 CS> courts to also keep his kids from his previous marriage.  Technically
 
 DC> Is that possible to do there?  

 CS> Dunno, so we exported them fast.  In any situation with a foriegn

Good move!  

 CS> kids when he married her, so Japan may consider them 'her kids' as
 CS> well as his.  That she even tried this, shows Japan may support such. 
 CS> Lets face it, int he states when a man divorces, he normally loses the
 CS> kids and gets visitation rights plus pays child support. It's not so
 CS> very different? 

That they aren't her biological children is the difference.  However, 
as you note, their laws may vary.  

 CS> Active duty military almost always lose the custody battle.  In his
 CS> case it was unique as the first wife waived that as she wasnt ready
 CS> and just asked for visitation.  Her finances were bad so he waived
 CS> child support (he told me she paid what she could when she could and
 CS> if not steady, it covered xmas gifts and luxuries for the kids,
 CS> arrangement they both could work with). 

At least both of them were reasonable about the situation.  


 CS> Sounds so to me.  He said he's not mad at her, still loves her. 
 CS> Basically they got married because 'opps' with the first kid but Navy
 CS> life with him deployed all the time was too much for her to handle
 CS> when she wasnt yet 20 and had the kids.  She's now I think 27?  Her

It's a tough way to start.  Perhaps she's grown up.  



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