International Travel/Flight Risk/Passport

[R2D2]

Hi All,

Does anyone have experience dealing with a potential flight risk? My Ex is fighting me for a passport but is considered a flight risk. I have spent thousands of dollars and the roadblock has been the passport. She won't budge without it and I fear she will leave the country with our child.

The State Department recommends that I put in the agreement that travel outside the US would require the courts approval. Has anyone done this? Do you think the courts would agree to this?

I'm at a point that I don't know what to do. I need this to be settled, but have a lot of anxiety about a passport being issued. I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle - even the GAL argues that my child should be allowed to travel outside the US.

But who is responsible if my Ex relocates my child to another country??

Thanks.

[Waylon]

The State Department recommends that I put in the agreement that travel outside the US would require the courts approval. Has anyone done this? Do you think the courts would agree to this?

Yes, you should definitely add this language to the agreement (it's not uncommon to have this in the parenting plan or other documents). Also, these articles might help:

Preventing International Move-Aways (http://deltabravo.net/cms/plugins/content/content.php?content.123)

Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA) (http://deltabravo.net/cms/plugins/content/content.php?content.194)

What To Do If You Are Concerned That Your Child Might Be Kidnapped (http://deltabravo.net/cms/plugins/content/content.php?content.27)

Parental Kidnapping & The Hague Convention (http://deltabravo.net/cms/plugins/content/content.php?content.192)