Would anyone be able to explain what needs to be done to get an affidavit specifying that the custody of a child is in the mother alone?
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Would anyone be able to explain what needs to be done to get an affidavit specifying that the custody of a child is in the mother alone?
A friend of mine has a 4 year old daughter, My friend is on a work visa with child being on the dependent visa. The father has not been in this country ever and the mother and child have not been in contact for close to 2 years now. No legal separation nor divorce ever happened but a case of estrangement. The child’s passport is up for renewal and the foreign embassy asks for an affidavit signed by both parents, however the father is unavailable. They have asked for a “sole custody” affidavit for this case.
Asked on January 1, 2013 under Family Law, Illinois
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You need to contact a family law attormey to assist in the drafting of the sole custody affidavit per terms required by the foreign embassy representative for the mother of the daughter to sign so that the passport can be renewed.
Possibly the embassy representative may have a proper form already drafted for the mother of the daughter to sign before a notary public so that the daughter's passport can be renewed.
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