CaptainR Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I'm a little confused with the requirements for a step-daughter. My wife has a court declaration showing Sole Custody, do we still have to obtain a Statutory Declaration? It's a bit of a hassle if we do, because we don't have any contact with the step-father. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bazinga Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) I'm no expert but I am going to say no as long as he does not have parental responsibility then it is ok. The court declaration should be ok. Just to add, I've really done my research on this (including getting professional legal advice & talking to someone at family court itself), if a father is not on the birth cert & doesn't have parental responsibility then you do not need a stat dec from them as legally as it stands right now this second they have no rights to your child. If they were to go thru a court and to get parental responsibility then that would change and you would need their permission (in most cases) to remove the child from the UK. Edited March 25, 2012 by Bazinga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellymop Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I have a 12 year old son from a previous relationship. His biological Father is named on his birth certificate but I have never received any maintenance from him and he has not seen my son since he was 2. As he was born before 2004 I have always had sole responsibility of my son, even though his biological father is on his birth certificate. I have changed his surname and obtained a passport without any problem. When I applied for my visa I stated all this in a letter and the c/o didn't ask for anything else. I'm guessing the court declaration will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainR Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Thanks for the replies, will see how it all goes. Trying to get all the paperwork together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thehoe5 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I have a 12 year old son from a previous relationship. His biological Father is named on his birth certificate but I have never received any maintenance from him and he has not seen my son since he was 2. As he was born before 2004 I have always had sole responsibility of my son, even though his biological father is on his birth certificate. I have changed his surname and obtained a passport without any problem. When I applied for my visa I stated all this in a letter and the c/o didn't ask for anything else. I'm guessing the court declaration will be fine. Hi mellymop, I have a daughter from a previous relationship and my daughter has always lived with us but had a contact order to see her dad until she was 16....however last Oct while she was still 16 he attacked her and needless to say she has had no contact since! We want to put our application through before July 1st changes but dont know if we can do this without his permission? Could I write a stat dec or could she? Surely after all this he doesnt have any rights and its not like she is still a minor....well sort of its a grey area really as she is over 16 but still 6 months off 18!!! What did you write if you dont mind me asking??? x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tia2 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I have a 12 year old son from a previous relationship. His biological Father is named on his birth certificate but I have never received any maintenance from him and he has not seen my son since he was 2. As he was born before 2004 I have always had sole responsibility of my son, even though his biological father is on his birth certificate. I have changed his surname and obtained a passport without any problem. When I applied for my visa I stated all this in a letter and the c/o didn't ask for anything else. I'm guessing the court declaration will be fine. Hi, can I please ask if the letter you submitted was signed in front of a solicitor or anything and at what stage did you supply this information? Thank you in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellymop Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Hi If you want to send me a personal message with your email address i can send you the template I used. (ive tried to copy it on here but it wont let me, Im not the best computer person!) Tia 2, I sent in the declaration when the visa application was submitted (176 ss wa visa) and was not asked any further questions, no solicitors were used, i just had a friend witness me sign it. Visa was granted a month after application. The Hoe 5 your case is a bit different to mine however if the court order has expired and no further order has been made I would put this in the declaration as well, and also have your daughter write her own statement. at 16 her thoughs will be taken into account. Hope this is of some use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thehoe5 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Hi If you want to send me a personal message with your email address i can send you the template I used. (ive tried to copy it on here but it wont let me, Im not the best computer person!) Tia 2, I sent in the declaration when the visa application was submitted (176 ss wa visa) and was not asked any further questions, no solicitors were used, i just had a friend witness me sign it. Visa was granted a month after application. The Hoe 5 your case is a bit different to mine however if the court order has expired and no further order has been made I would put this in the declaration as well, and also have your daughter write her own statement. at 16 her thoughs will be taken into account. Hope this is of some use Thanks mellymop if you could PM me with that i would really appreciate it:wubclub: Thanks again, Lisa x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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