Identity card/Passport of a minor: how to prove parental authority?
Verified 12 April 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
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An application for an identity card or passport for a minor must be lodged by a person with parental authority.
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Request by one of the parents
Each parent is presumed to exercise parental authority regardless of his or her family situation.
Parents live together
Check if the civil status of the place of birth is dematerialized.
If this is the case, you do not have to provide the child's birth certificate.
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.
The parents are separated
Check if the civil status of the place of birth is dematerialized.
If this is the case, you do not have to provide the child's birth certificate.
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.