i think this can happen to anyone as long as they are registered as the kid's father, or as long as it is proven that he is indeed the father, regardless of marriage, cuz.. .ya know, you don't have to be married to have a kid, so you shouldn't have to be married to be partially responsible for it's upbringing, regardless of where the hell you are living. plus you'd have to be one hell of a bad dad to try to weasel out of your responsibilities by moving to another country and just hoping you get off the hook on paying alimony. 

Originally posted by abovethelaws can this happen to a person from the uk if they have a child in brazil without a marriage?

I hope so...

Originally posted by Bahiana77 One useful word to learn in Portuguese: "camisinha"

                   

Originally posted by Denise    Just to let you know,  2+ years of living together, girlfriend has the same legal rights as a wife in Brazil.

Edited by Patricia - 25 July 2007 at 00:32

But this 2 year 'hear-say' is in the public domain so is this an unofficial time period used as legal cut-off if the relationship breaks down and lawyers are called in?   I know a German guy who lives in Rio and was co-habiting with his girl-friend but made a point of ending the relationship after 23 months in order not to have to pay maintenance.  Was he wrong or ill-informed?

Edited by nevergoingback - 25 July 2007 at 07:21