Getting Notarized Consent of Father

[Jauque 1]

I've finally been able to convince my daughters father to sign a notarized letter of consent.

My daughters birth certificate has only me listed under parents, father is astrixed out as he was not present nor did he register as her father. Now she has a passport that I believe shows the same thing.

If I have a notarized consent letter will I have to also prove that he is her father and not just soem guy who signed a paper?

I have a child support order but I lost the order itself years ago, is there any way to get a reprint? I'm guessing that would help establish that he is her father to go with the notarized consent letter.

Any advice muchly appreciated.

[Danu 19]

you might be able to get a copy of the order from the court where it was filed. Not sure about the other questions, hopefully someone will come along who has a better idea than me.

[MapleLeafBaby 1]

If there is no second parent listed on the BC and her Passport...I don't see what the problem is? You would file as one sole parent. If he is not listed anywhere, then why would you need his permission? He may be her biological father, but on paper, he does not exist...

Now, if he were to contest it, or fight for custody or try to restrict the move...that would pose an issue, but at some point, he would have to prove he's the biological parent if his name is nowhere on her docs. I would say that for immigration purposes you need her BC and Passport, that should be enough as he is not listed, and they will see that. It's no different if the parent was not known.

As long as you have his agreement that he won't contest it, you need nothing more. If he's not listed anywhere, you could literally have anyone sign a notarized paper? I don't think USCIS would be interested in such doc unless the parent was named as having rights or 'access' to that child.

If you feel better having it, the agreement would state his agreement on the move of his daughter out of the country, signed by him and notarized.