Situations can arise where you will need to go to Court and ask the judge to decide on specific issues surrounding a child’s passport. There are three main situations where you will need the Court’s intervention:-
- One guardian refuses to sign the application form. Both guardians need to sign the application form. If one guardian will not sign the form, you can bring an application to Court to dispense with the signature of the guardian who will not sign. This enables you to get a passport for the child.
- One guardian cannot be found. If you can’t locate the guardian who needs to sign the form, you can also bring an application to Court so that the passport can be obtained.
- Location of the passport. The Court can be asked to give a ruling on where the child’s passport can be kept which may involve it being held by the Court office. In those cases, the guardian who wants the passport will need to get the Court’s permission to use the passport and the Court will decide on permission depending on what is in the best interests of the child.