Polygamy .... Bigamy !!!

[5am1224]

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The baby will be with the mother that is why she wants to register the baby in the UK so she can settle in the UK and get all benefits.

[des8]

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Children born outside the UK to parents who are British citizens otherwise than by descent (eg by naturalisation) will usually be British citizens by descent.

[5am1224]

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so there is no way for the father to stop the registration !! even though he have sent the letter to the British embassy to do a DNA ?
Would the mother be bale to settle in the UK if the baby is registered as a British?
Thanks

[Kati]

Re: Polygamy .... Bigamy !!!

OK ... I'm not 100% sure (I will check) but my OH is a British national with Austrian citizenship. His children (born in Austria) are dual nationality BECAUSE he agreed (and wanted it) I don't think she can get british nationality through the child ... He/she can be British without her ...

[5am1224]

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Thank you very much Kati for your help.
Could you please ask if there is any way for the father to stop the mother of registering the baby in the UK?
I have asked a solicitor and he said that it's more likely she will not be able to, but to be honest I think he said that so I can use his service in order to pay him his fees.

I would really appreciate if you could ask and please do let me know.

Once again thanks a lot for your help.

[des8]

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The fact of the child's British nationality does not give an automatic right to the mother to enter the UK.
If she successfully applies for visa it will only give her residency rights until the child is 18 years old,(dependancy visa)
The child has dual nationality and can be raised in the country of birth, and the father is living in the uk and could look after him. These are two reasons that may mean the mother may not obtain a visa.

[des8]

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Registering a birth abroad: https://www.gov.uk/register-a-birth

[5am1224]

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Thanks for your response.

Please Kati, if you do find out anything about the rights for the British father to stop the registration please let me know.

I have another question, would the mother be able to claim a child support form the father if the baby not in the UK and till in the other country where baby was born!!

and if she managed to obtain a visa for herself to come to Britain, would she be able to take the baby with her outside the UK without the father's permission if she is divorced?

Thanks

[des8]

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I understand (but could be wrong!) a Child Maintenance order can be made if non UK resident parent has custody of the child
However getting the order enforced can be problematic for the non resident parent, especially if they live in a non REMO country (listed here https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...tries-list.pdf)

The father apparently wants nothing to do with the child, but is concerned the mother would want to keep the child with her if she visits the UK and then leaves.
Don't understand his concerns.

[5am1224]

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The country is not listed in the REMO country list, so is this in the father's favour?

The father would love to take the baby to live with him but I believe he has no chance to take a one year old baby from his mother, the mother is so greedy all what she wants is to get the father in trouble and take as much money from him as possible, in fact she is threatening the father to report him to the British authority of committing Polygamy just to be sure he gets in trouble.

[des8]

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Just more difficult to enforce any maintenance order.

If he contracted the second marriage in a country where polygamy is legal, he will not be in trouble.

[5am1224]

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Thanks Des8, that is a big relief for the father.

The only thing that I really don't understand, how would the British authority register the baby if the British father doesn't agree, and do you think that the letter the father sent to the British embassy in the other country to do a DNA check, would they register the baby without the DNA just to be sure.
As far as I know no one can force the father to do the DNA test ... is this correct!!!

Thanks

[des8]

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Re registering a child abroad as a British citizen see post 13
If the child has already been registered in the foreign country and the fathers name is on that certificate I would guess the child could also be registered with the British authorities using the foreign certificate as proof of parentage.

A court could order a DNA test,

[Kati]

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There's this info on Child Maintenance too - http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/child-mai...ts-live-abroad

Des is correct on the issue of polygamy/bigamy if the father married this woman in a country where it is not illegal to have multiple wives, then there's not much this woman can do about it

[des8]

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Thanks Kati...... and here's a further link to confuse you even more:tinysmile_hmm_t2: https://www.gov.uk/child-maintenance...ives-in-the-uk