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Identity card/Passport of a minor: how to prove parental authority?
Verified 02 November 2020 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Assembly of parents or any qualified person, under the chairmanship of the judge of protection disputes, to authorize certain important acts performed on behalf of the person under guardianship
A person designated to exercise a measure of protection of an adult or minor (e.g. to represent him in the day-to-day acts of life, to manage his property)
What applies to you ?
An application for an identity card or passport for a minor must be submitted by a person with parental authority.
Request by one of the parents
Each parent is presumed to exercise parental authority regardless of his or her family situation.
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If parents live together
The child's birth certificate (with the name of each parent) is sufficient to justify its status.
Check if the civil status of the place of birth is dematerialized.
If not, you must provide a birth certificate (full copy or extract with filiation) of less than 3 months.
If he is not married to the mother, the father must have recognized the child before the age of 1 in order to have parental authority.
FYI
There is no need to provide the family record or authorization from the other parent.
Whether the parents are separated
The child's birth certificate (with the name of each parent) is sufficient to justify its status.
Check if the civil status of the place of birth is dematerialized.
If not, you must provide a birth certificate (full copy or extract with filiation) of less than 3 months.
If he was not married to the mother, the father must have recognized the child before the age of 1 to have parental authority.
The judgment of divorce or separation may be sought only for enter the 2 addresses in the case of an alternate residence.
FYI
neither the family record nor the authorization of the other parent must be requested at the counter.
Request by another person
If parental authority is exercised by a third party, a copy of the court decision to revoke or to delegate parental authority must be submitted.
If the minor is under guardianship, a copy of the decision of the family council or a copy of the court decision designating the guardian.