Letter for travel

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H is taking the kids to family in USA in the holidays and has asked me to sign a letter to approve the trip.

They’ve been without me many times and I never have before so don’t see why I’m being asked to now. I have no issue with trip at all.

am I looking for an issue where there isn’t one?

He is supposed to get permission from those with parental responsibility if taking the children abroad or it can be classed as abduction

From online:

All children, including infants, must have their own travel documents, such as a passport or visa to enter the U.S.
Additionally, if the child is traveling alone, with only one of their custodial parents, or with a guardian to the U.S., they should have:

• Documents that their country requires for children traveling outside their country without both parents
• Each country has its own rules for the specific documents it requires for a child to be allowed to leave their home country without both of their custodial parents or with a guardian. Contact the embassy or consulate of the country the child is a citizen of to find out what specific documents the country requires to allow the child to leave their country.
• A letter of consent, preferably in English and notarized, from the other parent or signed by both custodial parents.
• The letter should say: "I acknowledge that my child is traveling outside the country with [the name of the adult] with my permission."
• A parent who frequently crosses the border by land with a minor should always carry a letter of permission from the other parent.
• A parent with sole custody of the child they are traveling with should carry a copy of the custody document.

Ah ok. Thank you!

Totally normal and advised. I am doing the same from Canada to the UK