Proper documentations for US minors?

[EatBulaga 481]

Hello, I'm asking for someone not in the VJ community.

 

Situation: Filipina Mom with US green card from EB3 visa and Philippines passport gave birth in the US. Toddler is US citizen with US passport and Philippines Report of Birth. Filipina Mom wants to travel to the Philippines with Toddler to stay with the Filipina's Mom and Sisters or Toddler's Filipina Grandma Lola and Aunts Ates. Filipina Mom wants to return to the US within 1 month to continue work, but also wants to leave the Toddler in the Philippines with Lola and Ates to take care for extended period of time like from 6 months to 2 years.

 

Question: What documentations should be prepared for the Toddler? Philippines passport?

What are the legal custody documentations to be prepared for Lola and Ates to take care of the Toddler?

They want the proper documentations to avoid any misunderstanding or suspicions of human trafficking, etc.?

[Boiler 47,424]

Fathers approval would be the first thing.

[EatBulaga 481]

34 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Fathers approval would be the first thing.

 

Is that an official form or just a written statement from the father?

Edited July 2 by EatBulaga

[top_secret 2,707]

If staying for an extended period definitely get the Filipino Passport and enter on that to avoid any confusion.  But the US Passport also exempts the child from many of the laws relating to minors traveling that otherwise apply to Filipino citizen children 

 

Under Philippine law the maternal grandmother has default legal custody of the child if a parent or designated guardian is not immediately available.  If you wanted to go way over the top being over prepared you could do a special power of attorney at a Philippine consulate granting temporary custody and guardianship. But I'd think that would be overkill. In reality I can't imagine any circumstances where anyone would actually question lola caring for a grandchild.  Filipinos don't generally question anything about women caring for children unless something really seems seriously off about the whole situation.

 

Our 12 y/o is currently in the Philippines spending the summer with lola and ates.  She flew there alone and no one even asked a shred of id or anything from us putting her on the plane. Just her passport and fill out this airline form. They are incredibly lackadaisical about the whole custody issue.