Posted by Carlos Quezada on 6/13/06 11:28am
Msg #125590

Traveling with minor but Spose recently Deceased

My question is I need to do a letter for a woman who needs to travel outside the country with her kids. She indicates she is flying to Mexico to bury her husband.
My question is, typically I need the non traveling spouse to grant permission.
If that spouse is deceased then what?
Do I use a couple of witnesses?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Carlos Quezada
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Reply by rengel/CA on 6/13/06 11:37am
Msg #125595

I would suggest her taking the death certificate with her.
My .02

Reply by Julie/MI on 6/13/06 11:41am
Msg #125598

did hubby die in us or mexico? Either country, if he is recently deceased, a death cert will probably not be available yet.

Not your problem. Tell the woman to call the airline or the mexican consulate's office.

Reply by Ernest__CT on 6/13/06 12:00pm
Msg #125602

Julie has it right.

"Not your problem." sums it up completely.

As much as we want to help the public, we MUST be careful of Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL). We notarize the signatures on the forms presented to us. Unless we are also attornies, we are not allowed to give legal advice. Don't get sucked into telling people what they need to do!

Be compassionate. Help everyone to the best of your ability and stay within the law.

Reply by Jersey_Boy on 6/13/06 12:11pm
Msg #125607

hmmm...

how do you know if she's going there to bury her spouce....

OR SHE'S GOING THERE TO BURY HER HUSBAND! wink wink nod nod.

Reply by Missy_Lulu on 6/13/06 5:36pm
Msg #125699

That was my thought exactly. But then what do I know? LOL

From what I have been told by travel agencies and read, for a child to leave the country with only one parent, a letter of permission to travel outside of the country has to accompany them from the other parent. So maybe child's birth certificate to show father's name and the death certificate. I would think if they are traveling to bury him, they would have a death certificate upon release of the body. Definitely, the woman should contact proper authorities to ask what is necessary. I'm just speculating.

Reply by Poppy on 6/13/06 6:34pm
Msg #125731

Thanks Missy!

I've never heard that before, but then I never have been lucky enough to travel out of the country.... Haven't crossed state lines since I was a kid either... I'm getting depressed!

Anyway thanks for the info... It's good to know... Have a great day!

Reply by Missy_Lulu on 6/13/06 7:02pm
Msg #125744

Re: Thanks Missy!

Until later years, I was like you. I was lucky to say I had been one county over. LOL.
A while back with all the talk of non-loan work I did some research and approached some local travel agencies. It seems with all the divorced people it is becoming common to have a notarized travel permission. Also in years past when I got divorced and traveled with my daughter out of the country I had to have a permission letter from my X (her dad) that it was ok with him for me to take her out of the country. Didn't have to have it notarized but times are changin'.

Reply by janCA on 6/13/06 1:55pm
Msg #125623

Huh? why?

I guess I'm not understanding, but why would this woman need permission to take her own children out of the country if her husband, is in fact, deceased?

Reply by Poppy on 6/13/06 5:01pm
Msg #125680

I'm confused too Jan... Why does she need permission to travel with her own kids...
Also Carlos, what do you mean by "I need to do a letter for a woman"