I hope this situation works out, his meeting with the lawyer in Colombia is on the 15th and that lawyer is going to start doing her thing down there.
Like mentioned, my friend does not mind helping out with the money side, however he does not want to be taken for a ride at his expense neither at the governments expense. What makes him go this way, is because she is from a very extremely up scale family, they live in north Bogota, and anyone that has been there knows that is high class. She owns not one, but two apartments around that same area as well. So she is no way in dire straits.
Because she knows that she won't get as much if it goes through the courts in Colombia (which is where it should go), she prefers the courts in the U.S. If it was through the state of Georgia, it would be around $987 per month he would have to pay. More than what 90% of people make in Colombia monthly.......it comes down to "I gain more getting U.S. dollars than Colombian pesos".
If it was through the Colombian court system, he would maybe have to pay between $300-$400 per month. Which still, for Colombia is like giving more than a months wage and could pay for everything for the childs needs and more.
But when someone wants $1000 per month,(because she knows that the state of Georgia would have him at $987 per month) plus all the government benefits as well regarding social security, that could end up being U.S. $3,000 per month, just to go back and live very comfortably in Colombia, and then 21 years later, applies to bring her and her whole family to the U.S.....to my friend, that is abusing the system. I now agree too, looking at it from the outside in and have attempted to be as subjective and neutral as possible.