Child support

Under Federal law (42 USC 654 (31)) once the Federal government receives a reporting from a state’s Probation Department system, certifying that an individual owes $2,500.00 or more in child support arrears, the federal government has the right to refuse an individual a passport, or it may revoke, restrict or limit his travel into or out of the country. The fact that you and your sibling may now be emancipated, does not mean that your father honored his child support obligation to your mother and those arrears are not simply wiped out. My suggestion would be for you to speak with your mother and find out how much is owed in child support arrears to see if arrangements can be made to pay them off or to discuss a payment plan with your mother or with the probation department, to permit your father reentry into the country. 

Under Federal law (42 USC 654 (31)) once the Federal government receives a reporting from a state’s Probation Department system, certifying that an individual owes $2,500.00 or more in child support arrears, the federal government has the right to refuse an individual a passport, or it may revoke, restrict or limit his travel into or out of the country. The fact that you and your sibling may now be emancipated, does not mean that your father honored his child support obligation to your mother and those arrears are not simply wiped out. My suggestion would be for you to speak with your mother and find out how much is owed in child support arrears to see if arrangements can be made to pay them off or to discuss a payment plan with your mother or with the probation department, to permit your father reentry into the country.