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    Default Wife Refuses to Sign Passport Authorization for Our Minor Child

    I am planning to take two of my kids: 10 year old son and 8 year old daughter abroad to visit my family abroad. I have taken my son with me on three separate occasions in the past, and this is my daughter's first international trip. My wife refuses to sign the passport authorization for my daughter, and confiscated my son's active passport.

    My going to visit my family is a regular occurrence (every 1-3 years), and as indicated, I have taken my son with me three times already with my wife's consent. My wife and I are married, but we are in the process of separation. My son and daughter both expressed strong interest to join me, and I have already purchased tickets to travel for 2-3 weeks. Since I need my wife's consent to apply for my daughter's passport, my wife's refusal to do so is restricting my ability to take my kids to visit my family. I am considering filing a court order to require my wife to sign my daughter's passport as well as return my son's passport. After trying to persuade her to reconsider, I informed my wife that I am considering turning to the courts to decide on the matter, but aside from her threatening to go to a lawyer, I was unable to get her to cooperate. I am wondering if anyone had to deal with a similar situation, as well as trying to understand what my rights are in this regard, as well as the best course of action to reduce the impact on me, my family, and most importantly, my kids.

    I am not sure if it makes a difference, but I have another (twin) daughter age 8 who would be staying home. She expressed the desire to go alone with me next year.

    Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

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    Default Re: Wife Refuses to Sign Passport Authorization a Minor Child

    Doesn't matter if anybody else has dealt with this.

    Until you actually file a divorce petition, the court isn't likely to get into a disagreement between two married people.

    So there's no way to compel your wife to consent.

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