>1) If the application was placed prior to July 2001 (the law
>that applies is Public Law 106-113 section 236), do that mean
>he has no claim against her for getting the
passport without
>his authorization?
Not having read the law to which you refer, I don't know, but if you imply that until July 2001, there was no requirement that both parent's signatures be present on a passport application, then you would have no claim.
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>2) If it comes back that the application was made after 2001,
>and she did falsify his signature on the application, what are
>his recourses in family court as well as in criminal court?
>What would his next step be in either forum?
Forgery is the simulation of a document for an unlawful purpose. Attempting to obtain a passport with a false signature would be a forgery, therefore the forger can be prosecuted.
The passport application is also almost certainly made under penalty of perjury, thus a false signature would be a false statement of a material fact, which is perjury and also prosecutable.
In family court, you would need to show that the passport was being obtained for the purpose of violating a
court order. I don't know what the court has ordered in your case, therefore I can't comment about what contempts this may amount to.
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>3) Is there a statute of limitation with regard to this issue
>within either forum? Like if she placed the application 2
>years ago (or longer ago, supposing he'd still have a claim
>against her), and we just found out now, does he still have
>time to do anything about it?
Absolutely a statute of limitations for the criminal aspects. Regarding the contempt, any limitation would toll from the date that the contempt occurred, so you have loads of time.