Actually nothing can be done legally but you can backdoor the system by writing to your congressman or a senator and ask them to intervene with the German consulate to get the girl on a plane. Your husband would have to foot the transportation bill and all other costs for the little girl but not for the ex should she decide to come along. I'd start with Senator Kyl or his Chief of Staff Tim Glazewski and possibly Congressman Jeff Flake who's on the House committee for Foreign Affairs. You'll probably need a VA doctor's letter explaining that the long flight would be detrimental to your husband's health but that shouldn't be hard to get. Leep us posted.

