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Child’s Passport

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EnolaH · 28/02/2021 16:19

Hi all, namechanged for this as it could be quite outing. I’ve been separated around 18months from ex, he is in the family home and I’m renting elsewhere, no financial/custody agreement in place we have just come to agreement on where children are which days between ourselves. DD is with me 6 days a week and ex 1 day. When we first separated he asked for their passports as he was setting up trust accounts for them, so I handed them over. I asked for DD’s back a few months ago as it needed renewing, he told me he’d do it. Heard nothing else, so yesterday I asked for her passport back so I could renew just in case we got chance to go away, at that point he told me he didn’t have it, and I’d kept hold of it. Then today he has called me and said he needs a photo of my passport and details so he can renew it....I said several times just to give me the passport and I’d renew but he’s adamant he is doing it. Neither of us have family abroad, so no worries about running off with the kids, but it’s just ringing alarm bells because he’s so insistent, and I don’t know why he needs my details for a renewal? Does this sound fishy to anyone else, or would you just send info across and be glad it’s renewed?

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dementedpixie · 28/02/2021 16:23

The only info he'd need for a renewal is your passport number. He doesn't need your photo.
Both parents passport details go on the renewal application.

dementedpixie · 28/02/2021 16:24

Do you think he set up the bank accounts or do you think it was an excuse to get hold of the passports?

EnolaH · 28/02/2021 16:31

I honestly don’t know, it could be a control thing as he was very controlling throughout our relationship, but I can’t think what he would need the passports for/how he would use them. I’m just very wary. Thank you for answering.

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PatriciaHolm · 28/02/2021 16:34

Having just done DS's renewal, I needed his Dad's passport number, issue date and expiry date, as well as his place and date of birth, so the easiest thing was for him to send me a photo of the details page tbh. So that's understandable.

dementedpixie · 28/02/2021 16:37

Maybe he wants to make sure you don't take them anywhere and is using them to control you and make you have to ask for them if you did want to travel.

fallfallfall · 28/02/2021 16:58

Claim the passports lost and simply get new ones. More expensive yes but less hassle.

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