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Bill O
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Bill O asked in Politics & GovernmentImmigration · 1 decade ago

Where can I find a US Law showing that a Philippine Court can not order the surrender of a child’s US passport?

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?

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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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  • Purrsona
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    http://travel.state.gov/passport/ppi/family/family...

    Please read all info here regarding your childs US passport.

  • america first
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    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!

  • sangiorgio2003
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    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.

  • Yak Rider
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    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.

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  • tonalc2
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    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.

  • sicilia
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    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.

  • froggequene
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Speak to the US Embassy in the Phillipines, they should be able to advise you

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