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Divorced American parent moving to Japan-how does that affect child cutody and v

What are the custodial, visitation, and child support effects on minor children if a divorced American parent with shared custody moves out of the U.S.A. to Japan?

My former American spouse is moving from the U.S.A. to Japan and would like six-week visitations in Japan twice a year with our minor American children. However, because Japan is not a signator to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, could my children could be kept against their will with my former spouse in Japan? When a parent in a shared custody agreement voluntarily moves out of the U.S., does that nullify the existing child custody and child support agreements in the U.S. divorce decree? How can I insure the children will not be kept in Japan against their will through some legal means? Neither my children nor I wish to be separated. How can I legally have the visitations occur in the U.S.? We currently have a shared custody agreement and I am the custodial parent of the minor children. Also, what are the chances of still receiving child support payments? I assume the chances are slim to internationally execute the income of an American citizen who moves and works in Japan. This is a time-sensitive issue.

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