Ex husband to be has passports...

Dear Wendb69

I think that your concern about your (ex) husband having the passports is the fear that he might remove the children out of the jurisdiction - child abduction, if you like to call it that, a subject which unfortunately is very topical.

I don't get any ' feel ' from you as to whether this is a real possibility or whether you are just worried that having the passports in his possession would make it much easier to remove the children out of the country if he decided to try it on in future. If you think this is a real possibility, as opposed to a theoretical concern, then prompt action is essential. I would still advise going to a charity because, even if you need legal advice ( as you may well do ) they will have contacts with solicitors who specialise in this field, and let's face it, there aren't too many - your average high street solicitor could spend a lifetime without encountering it.

My worry about trying to get new passports by claiming the originals were lost goes something like this. Supposing you get your new passports. Your ex would still have the originals, so you have two passports for the same child. If he tried to take the kids abroad, he has an authentic passport which he could present, and how would the clerk know that replacements had been issued ?

I'm afraid, ma'am, that this is a very specialised field and I think a charity dealing specifically with this issue of child abduction is your first port of call.

Good luck anyway, Mike