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[nonnie12]

is this right my daughters ex husband informed her that he has got passports for their two children. this was done without her permission.so this means he can take them abroad whenever he likes.when i challenged the passport office about the chances of abduction.they said if we are worried then we must contact abduction team at local police station.i think that is bolting the gate after the horse has bolted.when i asked why dont both parents sign for a passport i was told it would be to much of a inconvienence well i think it is wrong so what if it means both parents having to sign i know it wont stop this problem altogether but it takes two to make a child so it takes two to be reponsible for the child therefor both should sign paperwork if it is about their child.

it works both ways though, if 2 parents need to sign jealous ex's could stop the application out of spite. We got passports for our dsc to take them on holiday, but dh ex would never have signed as she is jealous we get to go on holiday etc. (she told us that in a row before we took them away) We didnt however do it behind her back, we told her we wanted to take them on holiday and she agreed. she only got funny when she tried to imply the children would miss her and that we should pay for her to come along as well.

We had no intentions of abduction, but if both parents needed to sign we would never be able to take dsc abroad without taking there mum as well.

I would check with citizens advice or a solicitor to see if he can take the children out of the country without her permission and if she has custody of the children ask her solicitor to ask for the childrens passports. I Know that you can prevent an ex from obtaining a passport for a child, which is no help to you now.