Couple Separated In The Us: Passport Renewal For The Kid

Hi all,


I need your suggestion regarding by friend’s unique problem.


She was living with her husband in the US. They’re married for 9 years and have a five year old kid. When the child was 9 months old, huge fight popped up between the couple and they are living separately. They aren’t legally divorced though. They are living in different cities at present.


Her husband is a chauvinist with dominating behaviour. My friend is a doctor and wasn’t allowed to work there. Unable to tolerate being treated as slave, she fought back and that led to separation. Now she’s managing with some work and is living with the kid.


The chid was born in the US and hence, a citizen by birth. Now that the child is 5 years old, it’s time to renew the passport, for which, I believe, the signatures of both the parents are required. Her husband is not accessible on phone and is not responding to any form of communication. Finally, the passport renewal has been rejected and the child can’t travel anywhere.


She’s not prepared to move legally for divorce because she’s scared about the custody issues, the finances and the mental torture involved in the process.



I need your inputs to guide her sail through this.


Is there any way by which she can get him sign the papers or get the passport renewed without his signature?

 

He met the kid for a few times. But, unfortunately, there was no great attachment between them and surprisingly, the kid also didn’t want to be with the dad and actually stopped talking about the dad after meeting him.

He is not willing to sign the papers. So, there’s no point in sending the documents or sending someone

 

O

Ohh!!! That’s too long!! Is there no way out?

 

How to take the kid out of US without a valid passport?

 

V

Valid point! But she has to take the decision. I think, deep down, she’s wanting to patch things up. That’s why I wanted to know if there’s any way out for this passport issue.