Travelling abroad- same name?

[peachy2410]

I've seen posts before about getting a signed letter from exP to take kids abroad if they have a different surname. ¡I know with shared parents responsibility I have to ask him (I so regret putting him on birth certificate!) do I still need a signed letter if DD has same surname as me?
I know I need to get permission/tell him but do I need a letter as I think he'll be funny about it :( don't really want to go to court :((( but actually think after a shitty year me and DD deserve our first hols! Xx

Yes you still need a letter ofvpermission whether you have the same or different surname as he has parental responsibility too

www.gov.uk/permission-take-child-abroad

I have never took a letter but too her birth certificate but have never been asked to show anything, I was just asked what my relationship to her was

Legally you do but I have travelled multiple times alone with my children and never been stopped. This was before I knew about the law. I have a letter now but still have never been questioned.

I divorced exH then a couple of years later he died. I wasn't involved at all, obviously, so I don't have a death certificate or anything. If I was to take DC away how would I be able to prove this?

Sorry for hijacking your post OP. I have actually taken them abroad since we split and I wasn't asked to show a letter. We all have the same surname.

whenthedragons I think you can order a copy of a death certificate even if your not related.
I think knowing where and when he died will make it easier to do.
If you have copies of marriage, birth of DCs, divorce and death certificates then I can't see how they could ask for a letter.
Though you could well contact the sol that dealt with the death and resulting estate to ask for a copy of the death certificate on behalf of your DCs. I can't see why they would withhold it.
TBH I can't see why you weren't involved as you are the now sole guardian to the deceased's children.

I'm in the same situation as you and have travelled a lot with my kids and never been questioned - except for going to South Afrcia when we couldn't travel unless we had notarised permission from their father.
If you look at the foreign office advice for the country you're travelling to, it should indicate whether you'll need to bring any extra documentation www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

AnnettePrice thank you. We don't have any plans to go abroad at the moment but it is good to know.

His parents dealt with everything. I don't even know if a solicitor was involved let alone who it was. He didn't have an estate, no property or money so there wasn't anything to inherit. I do know the registry office that would have been used so I will try and contact them. I have the rest of the documents you mentioned here.

Thank you.