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Can the father of my kids stop me from taking my kids for vacation?
Asked on Feb 25th, 2014 on Child Custody - Idaho
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My ex boyfriend who is my kids' father would not let me take the kids on vacation. I take care of the kids I have them all the time and there is no court order for custody. Can he stop me from taking the kids to the Dominican Republic for vacation?
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If you have passports then he cannot stop you without a court order.
Answered on Feb 28th, 2014 at 8:45 PM
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If there is no court order, probably not.
Answered on Feb 26th, 2014 at 6:01 PM
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If there are no court orders then the father has not established himself as the legal father. However, you may not be able to leave the country if there is no letter saying the kids can leave as you may be stopped when leaving.
Answered on Feb 26th, 2014 at 6:00 PM
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If there's no judgment that says you can't take them on vacation then he can't stop you. However, if the kids don't already have a passport, and the father's name is on the children's birth certificate, then you may need him to sign the passport application. And there's no way to force him to do so, absent a court order requiring that he do so.
Answered on Feb 26th, 2014 at 5:59 PM
You need passports to travel out of the country and a notarized letter giving you permission to travel out of the country. Otherwise TSA will not let you on the plane.
Answered on Feb 26th, 2014 at 5:59 PM
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He can certainly make it more difficult, by refusing to sign for the passports for starters. See an attorney and get some orders in place.
Answered on Feb 26th, 2014 at 5:58 PM
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I suppose he can if you need his signature for the passports for your children. If you have the passports, I think he would actually have to go to court to stop you. If you don't have the passports, you need to go to court to order him to sign the documents or turn them over to you.
Answered on Feb 26th, 2014 at 5:36 PM