> Hi to you all
> My agent tells me today that having a "guardianship order" is not
> enough for DIMIA.They will want either a signed statement from my ex
> or a court order saying that i can take my daughter out of the
> country.
> This seems so daft to me as my daughter is 17 and hasn t really seen
> her father since she was 9.
> I know that he will not sign anything if i ask him (just because he
> can!) and a court process sounds so expensive to me.
> Can he in reality stop us from taking her with us ... therefore in
> effect stop us all from going... because we wouldn t go without her ?
> I can t quite believe it as he wouldn t know if we stayed or went as
> we never see him from one year to the next.
> Anyone got any advice ?
Many people on here have been in a similar situation to yourself.
I'd suggest doing a search to see how they have gone about tackling
this situation
It that it can be difficult and costly to obtain a court order or
statutory declaration giving you permission to take your children out of
the country
However, imagine how hard it would be if you were settled out there and
your ex found out and made a malicious phone call to DIMA telling them
that you had 'kidnapped' his children (ridiculous but possible
scenario)?
You would lose your entitlement to stay in Australia and would likely
lose your entitlement to return
Is this a risk you would want to take?
I believe that honesty is ALWAYS the best policy in these circumstances
Hope it all goes well for you
Good luck
BD
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