[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67053-67054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-55520]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Consular Affairs

22 CFR Part 51


Passports

CFR Correction

0
In Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1 to 299, revised 
as of April 1, 2004, on page 259, Sec.  51.27 is corrected by adding 
paragraphs (d)(1)(i)(A) through (D) and (d)(1)(ii) to read as follows:


Sec.  51.27  Minors.

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    (d) * * *
    (1)(i) * * *
    (A) Grants sole custody to the objecting parent; or,

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    (B) Establishes joint legal cutody; or,
    (C) Prohibits the child's travel without the permission of both 
parents or the court; or,
    (D) Requires the permission of both parents or the court for 
important decisions, unless permission is granted in writing as 
provided therein.
    (ii) For passport issuance purposes, a court order providing for 
joint legal custody will be interpreted as requiring the permission of 
both parents. The Department will consider a court of competent 
jurisdiction to be a U.S. state court or a foreign court located in the 
child's home state or place of habitual residence. Notwithstanding the 
existence of any such court order, a passport may be issued when 
compelling humanitarian or emergency reasons relating to the welfare of 
the child exist.
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[FR Doc. 04-55520 Filed 11-15-04; 8:45 am]
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