Disgusting - Childrens Passport Prices!!!

LondonDiva

dfarry wrote:

Incidently if you go to the link above it talks about parental responsibility..... as my children were born before 2002 and I am not married to their mother I do not have any parental responsibility....

It's a nonsense that fortunately was changed in 2002... but they didn't apply the changes retrospectively... so even with their brand new expensive 5 year passports I have absolutely no rights whatsoever to take my children on holiday unless mum agree's, I can't even comment on their health or wellbeing.....no wonder these Fathers for Justice people get so agitated and start cross dressing!:P

I'm not sure, but I was always under the impression for a child born before the change, that it's fairly easy to sign an official agreement with the mother or getting a court order confirming your parental responsibility, thus solving the problem at a stroke. One way works if relationships are friendly and the other if theings are touchier.

dfarry

Yes thats right but being a legal document I believe solicitors have to do their bit (and be paid for it)....it's not a big deal for us.... just frustrating that as a supporting and genetic father I have no rights.

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blindman, I was just letting everyone else know that it looked good and I was having a go as well. Thanks for the original link.

Smiley_Mum

I need to renew my childs' passports in 2007, so it will be around £70 and whatever the carriage costs are etc.

thetope

nearlyrich wrote:

My DD just had to pay £51 for her first adult passport, she's a student but there are no concessions....DS will need one too as he has a course related field trip coming up. The annoying bit from DD's perspective was her passport runs out in early April but to go skiing in Feb she has to have 3 months left after the trip:mad:

the passport office "carries over" up to 8 months from the old passport so she wouldn't have lost out on the 2 months.

hellofreebies

this doesnt help but sometimes you have to be on the ball!! the price rise was early in the year i knew i had to renew my 5 year olds and get a new one for her baby sister this year so i got the forms in and thus avoided the price hike like a true mse....

Bossyboots

dfarry wrote:

Yes thats right but being a legal document I believe solicitors have to do their bit (and be paid for it)....it's not a big deal for us.... just frustrating that as a supporting and genetic father I have no rights.

I don't want this to wander off topic, but you are wrong. You can download the parental responsibility agreement from the court service website here http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/courtfinder/forms/cpra1.pdf. Follow the instructions and there you are. This of course only works if you and the mother get on and she agrees to it.

Otherwise you can issue an application for parental responsibility using the form and instructions here http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/HMCSCourtFinder/GetForm.do?court_forms_id=50.

You do not need a solicitor for either of these unless you have a fight on your hands and even then, you can still do it yourself if you choose.