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leafoxy27 | 23:04 Thu 28th Feb 2008 | Parenting
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do i need my daughters fathers permission to move abroad when we was never married although his name is on her birth certificate and we never went through the courts over custudy?
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as far as i'm aware you do need his consent as he will have parental rights if his name is on the birth certificate
The issue of parental responsibility only kicks in if the child was born after December 2003.

This leaflet has some information on parental responsibilty & there's a small piece at the end about taking a child abroad
http://clc.live.poptech.coop/Shared_ASP_Files/ UploadedFiles/D886A631-3B1E-4B0B-A785-DD3ECAFE D98F_FACTSHEETPR.pdf

There's some more on this towards the bottom:
http://www.pannone.com/solicitors-for-you/fl-c hildren-matters-child-abduction.asp

I would suggest getting his agreement in writing, just a simple letter saying he's aware X is taking Y to live in B and he's consented to this and have it witnessed by someone who can be traced in the event that a dispute arises but at the same time has no interest in who has custody of the child.
Further to the answer above, here's a summary of the law from the Identity & Passport Service website:
http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/apply-child-rul es-parental-responsibility-rules.asp

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