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Chapter 4 Drop
morriswalters:
Well for the US, Maggie doesn't appear to have any documentation. Like a Social Security Number or a Birth Certificate. DNA testing could confirm paternity. And all of that presumes court proceedings to establish the facts.
All it takes is a call to sic the Family Court on you, but we don't know why anybody would do that. Do we? /s Harry wouldn't do well in family court. Now I don't think that the that members of the Mafia ever had their children taken away from them, but they have ended up in prison.
@Mira
In Blood Rites Eb pretty much puts the blame on himself for the way Maggie turned out. But since Jim has baked in Choice as a primary plot device in the DF, Maggie always had one. He also changed it up enough so that Harry turned out differently.
Also as an aside, if you were raised in a dysfunctional family like me, this dialog rings true. You know everything that can make the other person bleed and when things get hot you start launching missiles at weak spots.
123Chikadee:
Oh I think Harry's enemies would sic Family Court on him as a way to hurt him w/o reprisal, as Harry can't just set social workers on fire, and there are enough ways to have proxies and cats' paws to do the dirty work so that he won't know who did it beyond a vague idea. I mean he's got enemies for days. Double bonus points for keeping Harry stressed, wrong footed, and distracted. Probably enough so to make a stupid mistake that they can capitalize one w/o reprisal.
Dina:
--- Quote from: Mira on June 25, 2020, 06:30:40 PM ---Like I said, chance for duel citizenship down the road if she wants it. Same here if you are born here you are American no matter what the parents are. Now this question for you Dina, if you and your husband came here to visit and you had a baby, would it be Argentinian since I assume you are both citizens of Argentina or American since it was born here, or would it have a shot at both?
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Well, I have my classes a little rusty but this is the thing. In theory, Argentina would consider a baby born in USA not Argentinian but there is a human right that is the right to have a nation. So, if we don't see the baby as Argentinian and you won't see them as from USA, what? Well, IIRC, that is when we have the figure of being "Argentinian by option". We as parents would probably need to go to the Argentinian embassy and have them registered as an Argentinian citizen. I don't remember exactly the law but I know there are many cases of "apátridas" (it is the name in Spanish, I don't know the English translation). My mom know a person who was born from Argentinian parents living in France (jus sanguini) and it was more complicated because that person had been born in a boat from a third country (I don't remember which one). It was decades ago, but the parents had to go to an international court.
Caveat: if hubby and I were just visiting USA when we had the baby, it would be easily accepted that the baby is Argentinian, because "place of residence" is a factor too.
g33k:
--- Quote from: 123Chikadee on June 25, 2020, 08:25:11 PM --- ... Well thing is, I think they'll take a look at Harry's history and decide that they do need to intervene.
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Wait... a mundane child protection agency??? :o Trying to "intervene"?
I ... honestly, I don't see that working out. ::)
;D
123Chikadee:
Well, it's not like Harry can just fireball a social worker(lol!) and he doesn't have any mortal in a position of power who can help him out.
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