Valerie asked:
My Husband is leaving to mexico and taking my kids with him, i already got a letter notarized giving him permission to take my kids. But he was just told my someone that the letter needs to be in spanish. is that true?
My Husband is leaving to mexico and taking my kids with him, i already got a letter notarized giving him permission to take my kids. But he was just told my someone that the letter needs to be in spanish. is that true?
Oh and by the way…. yes i will be going to mexico as well,,, i fly out a week later.
Ebony
as long as he is the father, and the children have his last name, he should not need any type of leter. you only need a letter if minors are being accompanied by someone who is not related.
Comment by avomatic — March 9, 2010 @ 9:20 am
No not true, you need a letter if one of the parents aren’t going, so that they are sure that both parents know. their have been issues in the past where people have taken kids when they weren’t suppose to. I know when i was younger my dad needed to write a letter if i was with my mom going somewhere.
Comment by Princess JJ — March 9, 2010 @ 12:10 pm
I just did this. The letter does not have to be in Spanish. Since only one parent is going the other parent must sign a notarized letter giving that parent permission to take the kids to Mexico, I checked with the Mexican Consulate in McAllen and also online.
Have a great trip.
Comment by tomnmexico — March 10, 2010 @ 11:09 pm
Odd, unless this was a visa requirement (of the really weird kind I dare say), I don’t see any need for a letter if the person going with the kids is one of the parents. In Mexico we like to go a lot by Don’t ask, don’t tell logic. If you come to an airport, most likely nobody will give a damn if you have a letter. Just show em the visas an passport and you’ll pass in less than a minute. They’ll probably even look at you with weird eyes wondering why in the hell you even did it.
Comment by Gata de Barrio — March 13, 2010 @ 9:38 am