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Oh, a usually prolific poster goes off the boil on this one.

So, Expats old enough or nearly old enough to be their wife's grandfather can be seen in the Philippines and elsewhere. Yes, a product of various societal changes in the West and in certain developing countries. Yes, in the Philippines no divorce is a legal factor with some influence on this.
People usually try to make domestic arrangements that are beneficial to both parties. Coercion hardly ever involved.
I'm giving you another chance to tell us why these international arrangements were "not practical for most".

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It was not that long ago when the furthest you might expect to get was Benidorm for 2 weeks, halfway around the world for most would be unbelievable, well in the context of a relationship.

Grandfather was an extreme example, just came across that situation once and thought it was somewhat odd but if it works for the parties that is all that matters.

I do not know if most are Expats, from the US perspective it seems that a lot of ex Military might retire there, I do know Manila processes by far the largest number of fiancee visas.

We are getting somewhat off topic, I seriously doubt anybody planned, expected these sorts of consequences, how various lets say developments interacted with each other.

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So to sum up no practical problems you can relate.

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I have come across this sort of situation a few times, how common it is I do not know.

The most common issue I have seen is where the US Spouse does not realise he is effectively marrying the family and the financial consequences that come with it. I would have thought that was fairly obvious.

I have heard of Tampo.

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Yes, a general issue with Expat marriages here, well documented on BE. Interestingly I have both a step daughter and step son, pure Filipino, who also greatly under estimated the in-law influence when they married!

But I thought we were on the older Expat with much younger Filipina angle?

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL. THE COMMENTS. HONESTLY BEFORE IF SEND SUPPORT I ALWAYS SPENTS TO MY CHILDREN FOR THIER ALL NEEDS I DON'T HAVE ANY BAD HABITS. HE ALWAYS SEND US EXACT AMOUNT AND ON AND OFF IF HE WANT TO SEND HE WILL SEND FOR EXAMPLE HE DONT WANT TO SEND FOR 1 YR OR 6 MTHS I NEED TO BUDGET WHAT HE SEND FOR 1 MTH. ALL. I NEED IS HIS CHILD. SUPPORT BECAUSE I CAN'T TAKE EASILY ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY SPECIALLY IN THIS PANDEMIC SEASON I DON'T HAVE WORK. I NEED TO TAKE CARE OUR KIDS.. ALL I NEED TO. KNOW REALLY IF I HAVE A RIGHT TO COMPLAIN OF THE RIGHT OF ME AND MY KIDS FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT THANK YOU. GOD BLESS

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You've already been told you have every right to claim and get child support.

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Copy paste this into google: https://www.gov.uk/child-maintenance...ou-live-abroad or https://www.gov.uk/child-maintenance...h-organisation - this is a link to the government department who ensures that the absent parent pays their fair share of child maintenance. I cannot promise that they will be able to help you but it's something for you to explore for your children.

I'm not aware of any such service to cover maintenance for you personally, sorry.

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So the OP finally tells us he does send money, but it's not enough and not regular.

Perhaps she could now tell us what she knows of his work, income and general financial situation in the UK which has been subject to a pandemic too, worse than here, with similar effects on certain jobs, incomes and the cost of living.

She seems to be asking for a larger amount to cover a longer time. But could he send her 6 months of support in just one remittance? That would surely be at least 1,000 pounds. Let alone an amount good for one year. Of course, even if he were able, he may not want to send such large amounts.

This cannot be resolved by any outside intervention.

It could be due to poor communication, one way or both ways. eg it's possible the husband is not aware of the rise in prices here lately, so If she hasn't done it already I suggest the OP sets out her monthly spending on accommodation, utilities, food etc, divides the total by 66 and sends it to him.
Some of your bills may not be every month so just convert them to a monthly amount and add them in.

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I'M NOT ASKING LARGER AMOUNT ALL I ASK IS HELP ME FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT.. SINCE I GAVE BIRTH WITH MY 2 KIDS HE DID T HELP. ME EVEN THROUGH HOSPITAL BILLS I NEED TO PROVIDE BY MYSELF.IS THAT MY FAULT IF I ASK HIM TO HELP HIM.. HE HELP BUT IF HE WANT IT TO DO BUT IF HE DON'T WANT 1 YR OR HALF YEAR OR SO. SOMETIMES HE IS VANISHED BLOCK ME..

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Chelle, is it want or can't? As far as you know has he got a regular income to help you?

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Can you please turn your caps lock off? Typing in all caps is considered ‘shouting’ in forum netiquette.

Thanks.