I’m in the middle of a custody battle in the Philippines and there is a motion before the court for me to surrender the child’s US passport and in the passport it reads that: “This passport Property of the United States Government. Upon demand made by an authorized representative of the United States Government, it must be surrendered.” Where can I find the US Law that shows that a Philippine Judge can not order me to surrender my child’s US Passport?
Update:I have been to the US Embassy and they tell me just explain to the court that the passport is property of the US and not the father, mother nor the child and that being said the Philippine court has no authority over it, they will not issue anything in writing as they will not get involved with the Philippine court. This is why I need a US Law showing the Philippine court they have no jurisdiction over US Property.
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http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppi/family/family...
Please read all info here regarding your childs US passport.
Don't wait! go straight to the U.S. embassy with the passport. They can actually hold the passport. This way it becomes a country to country issue and not a government against a person one. Play smart!
Only a court in the US can order the surrender of a US passport.
A Philippine court can hold your pasport only if you are in the custody of the court.
A Philippine court does not care about US law. Same as a US court does not care what the law in the Philippines is about.
It's your attorney's job to explain it to the court.
The passport must be surrendered if demanded by a US government representative. It does not mean that is the only reason it can be surrendered.
there is not any difference. the two communities are/have been being discriminated against thoroughly unreasonably. it truly is unconstitutional (and easily unfair) to disclaim particular communities the rights granted to different equivalent communities. Likewise, to function such denial to the language of a shape could (in my unschooled opinion) fly promptly in the face of one in each and every of those document it truly is designed to grant equivalent rights to all. The California ideally suited courtroom acted thoroughly interior of its bounds by unbelievable down an unconstitutional ban, the two in 1948 and in 2008.
Speak to the US Embassy in the Phillipines, they should be able to advise you