Passports

FyreFlyeRush

Does anyone have a passport for their LO's? How hard was it to get the other parents' consent? Right now, I'm the only parent on the BC, so it doesn't matter.

fauxshelley

I would go ahead and get it before you have to ask your X's permission.  I asked my XH, and we're on good terms, and he wouldn't agree to it.  I'm going to revisit the issue in a few months, and see if he has a change of heart.  My hands are tied until then.

FyreFlyeRush

Yeah. I plan to. I just was wondering what I was looking at in the future. With my daughter, I have sole legal. With my son, it's going to be next to impossible to get sole legal. But, I was debating applying for exclusive travel rights.

BMenz

Even though I have sole legal and physical custody, I'm still required to get BD's consent for a passport for ds. 

cautionwillburneyes

Just dropping by, but I have sole legal and physical custody of both of my sons. My FI and I took them to Cancun with us a couple of years ago.  To get the passports I just had to send in a certified copy of the court order stating that I had sole legal/physical custody with the rest of the required documents and their passports were issued.  BD had nothing to do with the process and did not have to give his consent.

FyreFlyeRush

We want to go to Europe when DD graduates. Plus, I'd like to go to Niagra.  In our order, I have to notify him if we go any place for more than 24 hours, but I don't need permission. He doesn't have extended possession at this time. He can't even take him out of the city.  

They didn't question anything when I took DD to the Bahamas.  

FyreFlyeRush

tifanico:

That is the issue. They never question anything and I bet you may have seen from my FB, my DD looks nothing like me. 

My issue is that your ex does seem to be the type to make a huge fit out of it. About the notification for travelling, Im assuming thats when you are going to do it within the border, International flight is A LOT different.  

I'll bring it up in mediation. Should be startIng shortly. If I can show it'll be unnecessarily problematic, hopefully the facilitator will add that to the order. I know here you can have international travel place in the orders. I think because SOOO many people go to Mexico, it's a big deal. The biggest issue I can see is that I'm a Dutch citizen. Granted, I haven't been to The Netherlands since I was 4. 

FyreFlyeRush

Pretty much every EU nation is. 

PrincessFiona9

I have sole custody also and it only says I have no notify EX in writing if I move to a different county 30 days in advance and he has the option of contesting it with the court. I will have to read through my court order, but I do not think it says anything about traveling. I guess the only issue would be not making LO available for times of visitation. I can see how BD might worry that you would take LO out of the country and disappear forever, and I would feel the same way if the situation were reversed. In a nutshell, I have no advice lol