Hi all, I’m have a question about traveling internationally with my 12 year old child with only 1 parent…
Father isn’t on birth certificate, has never met child and only contacts me once a year to abuse me for stealing his money (receiving child support)
My child has a passport, but as father pays Childsupport the passport office had to also get his approval for my child to have a passport. He originally refused however eventually retracted and said yes.
I am now in a financial place I can start thinking about taking my child on an overseas holiday. But I worry there may be issues. Especially as he is spiteful towards me.
Does it make a difference that father isn’t on the birth certificate? Do I need his approval to leave Australia since he approved the passport? Has anyone been through this?
I’ve had a look online and it implies that both parents need to be present or give a consent letter, or court approval, but this is a little different considering he is absent and not on certificate .
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If you have the passport then you are free to go. Go enjoy your travels with your boy
You already have a passport there is no problem. He won’t even know you left the country.
Nope. I’ve traveled extensively with my kids and have never once been asked for any info about other parent. Shit I’ve barely even been asked for docs that prove my own parentage to them, it’s a bit of a worry really!
Why isn't he on the birth certificate but you're happy to receive Cs from him? Weird. If you know he's the father then he should be on there unless you've kept him off all this time to stop him taking you to court for access.
And just to answer the question no you don't need permission once you have the passport, we have taken our stepson overseas and bio mum has gone overseas with him, neither needed permission.
Because he refused to sign it plain and simple. Doesn’t mean he gets out of his financial responsibilities. You do not know the situation, the question I asked doesn’t require you to know my life story.
A Birth certificate doesn’t stop the “access” as you refer to it as. His lack of effort and willingness to have a relationship is why he doesn’t have anything to do with my child. I came here to ask a question in regards to travel not your input as to how much of deadbeat the father is.
He doesn't have to sign it.
Wow so totally uncalled for. If u can answer the question then move on.
I just had a appointment with a lawyer about this, she told me to get permission it’s a 3 year jail sentence without the other parent’s consent for overseas travel-My lawyer went overseas herself with her daughter to Canada to visit her child’s dad and they almost didn’t let her in the country.. there was no dad listed on the birth cert