most likely it will require some sort of notarized non-custodial parental permission to emmigrate....
Sorry but you are wrong in this instance.We already hired the service of a family lawyer in the Philippines who told us that under the family code of the Philippines "Article 176. Illegitimate children shall be under the sole parental authority of their mother.We also got affidavit and a certified copy of the law to be presented to the Australian Embassy in Manila.
regards:john
Hi JMDS,
I am in the same situation as your fiancee. I was pretty confident that I won't be having problems in bringing my daughter w me to Aus as her biological dad and I never married. I am aware of these laws too...But the Australian Embassy is not?? Pls let me know how this goes. We will be lodging our application here in Manila end of July and plan to leave for Australia (on a tourist visa) while we wait for spouse and dependent visa.
Thanks!
p.s. Has anybody else heard anything like this? Can the embassy make their own laws regarding parental authority? Thanks!
affidavit of acknowledgement in son birth certificate
in Philippines
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Hi JMDS,
I am in the same situation as your fiancee. I was pretty confident that I won't be having problems in bringing my daughter w me to Aus as her biological dad and I never married. I am aware of these laws too...But the Australian Embassy is not?? Pls let me know how this goes. We will be lodging our application here in Manila end of July and plan to leave for Australia (on a tourist visa) while we wait for spouse and dependent visa.
Thanks!
p.s. Has anybody else heard anything like this? Can the embassy make their own laws regarding parental authority? Thanks!