Q: Do I have to get the father to resign a Child Travel Consent acknowledgement if he doesn't support the child?
I have a Joint Custody Agreement in Louisiana that was signed in 2011. A year after signing this document the biological father broke all the rules in the document. He does pay child support or help care for the child. He only communicates on holidays and special occasions. And, he has an unhealthy lifestyle to care for the child. My daughter, Husband, and I currently live in Japan now. My Husband provides her with support, medical care, food, clothing,... etc. We still allow communication with the biological father and his mother being that Joint Agreement signed and for my daughter. We signed a Notarized Consent to Travel form before leaving with the biological father. He refused to sign a consent form for my Husband to care for her while we are here in Japan. We got her visa because we presented documentation that the child and I would be put in an unhealthy environment being my Husband provides for us. If we leave my husband, I will be with without a job, no medical care,... etc.
A: Permission to travel can either be voluntary or court ordered by a Judge. Call your custody lawyer.
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