Is there a Lawyer in the house?

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Everyone,

I had a question for the forum, that is long in words.

My wife and I were married on a K-1 Visa in November 2006. Her 14 yr. old son, Helaman, came to the United States with her on a K-2 Visa.

But it wasn't as simple as that. Originally they were to depart Lima, Peru on Oct. 23 and arrive in Chicago. But they were stopped from taking that trip, because Helaman did not have permission from his birth father to leave Peru.

Helaman has not had any relationship with his father (he has seen him only a few times in his life), but the problem is he carries his father's name regardless. And another problem is that the father's name is on Helaman's birth certificate, although the father did not sign it. These were the issues that made the airport authorities deny permission for Helaman to fly on Oct. 23.

So after it was said that Helaman could not travel to the United States, his mother (Claudia) was given 2 options. She either had to have Helaman's father agree that Helaman could leave Peru. Or have a Juvenile Judge give permission to Helaman that he could travel.

Claudia chose the later and the Juvenile Judge granted Helaman permission to travel to the United States for 3 months. And they made the trip to the U.S. one week later than expected (Oct. 30).

Since then Claudia received her Permanent Residence Card in April. And just yesterday, Helaman finally received his Permanent Residence Card.

Claudia is traveling back to Peru in August, without Helaman, because she is worried that if Helaman were to accompany her, then the Airport authorities would not allow Helaman to leave Peru again for the United States.

I suggested to Claudia, that now that Helaman has his Permanent Residence Card, the Peruvian authorities cannot deny him from leaving Peru to travel to the U.S.A.

Am I correct? Or does Claudia have to resolve this once again with Helaman's birth father or a judge?

I would be interested in what you guys think. For me, Helaman's is the biggest surprise for me in this whole experience. He's a good kid, and Claudia and I were talking about it last night and I said, the Visa Journey Forums have helped me with questions in the past, and it can't hurt to ask people what they think.

Thanks again, Craig