government — Cryobank https://community.cryobank.com/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:55:33 +0000 en government — Cryobank Legal question/Passport for donor child https://community.cryobank.com/discussion/14015/legal-question-passport-for-donor-child Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:10:35 +0000 Single Mothers by Choice BreatheHistory 14015@/discussions I was refused a passport (at application) for my donor child because I had no documentation of custody. Even after explaining my situation of having used an anonymous donor and presenting my child's birth certificate with no listed father I was told that was not good enough and I needed proof the father had given up legal custody.

Has anyone else run into this issue? How do you prove a negative (a parent who never had custody giving up custody)? Was this person just wrong because I thought the birth certificate would have been enough but I was just told the government "is getting really strict" about this now. My child ALREADY HAS A PASSPORT where I did not have to provide any additional documentation but now I am unable to renew it. They could not even tell me what kind of documentation was required.

Help?

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