Daughter about to turn 18 August 2009, does she needs custody paper

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Another follow up question:

1. What if the child, in which case my daughter who is in the Philippiness about to turn 18 in fact this August of 2009, does she still need permission or consent from my ex wife to travel to US. Im saying my ex wife because our marriage has been annuled since 2003, and since my daughter were 11 years old at that time, custody were given to my ex wife, as stated in the annullment papers. I have applied her as my beneficiary for I-130 and right now the NVC is asking proof of custody and or notarized consent granting my daughter to travel outside Philippines and to USA. My ex wife and I are not in good terms, by the way my ex wife is in UK right now with a daughter from her new husband/boyfriend. The sole guardanship and financial responsibility is what I am providing right now. In fact since the mother left for UK, my daughter is under my mother undertakings. food and shelter which I am providing.

2. A certain lawyer from the Philippines told me that once the child is about to turn 18, whoever has the child custody is loosing it, meaning child my freely elect whoever she chooses from . What other documents that need proof apart from court order custody/consent from mother which is ex wife, in this such case of mine, which are acceptable and satisfiable with the NVC and ultimately with the US consular officer in Phillippines. Im in a dillemma right now, need help really bad.

3. I spoke to NVC and told me that write a letter stating that you are not in communication with your ex wife, which is true but does not guarantee approval by the NVC, even advice me not to show the annullment decree stating that the custody is with my ex wife, that will not gonna help with my case.

4. We are in in the process of submitting all the required documents to NVC, and they wanted either a letter of consent from my ex wife for my daughter to travel to US and the latter which is writing a letter a stating that we are not in communication with my ex wife. She will gonna be 18 years old this year and yeah she prefer me more than my ex wife. Im new to this forum and any help from any vj member will be highly appreciated. Pls, its been so many years that im not with my daughter and here is the opportunity of the lifetime which I will not let it pass by. Needed all your suggestions and input. Thank you.