you time to reach an agreement. Holding or paying for a passport will not really assist. If she refuses to co operate, you may want a solicitor's letter to ask her for permission formally. Q. The father to my child is on the birth certificate and we can not get on with each other he has contact with his son every two weeks I went though domestic violence which I can not say the whole story. I wanted advice on the fact I don't know where he lives and he won't tell me either. Our son has really bad allergies and gets ill so often i just wanted to know where abouts he lived so I knew the nearest hospital. Plus I also need to know my child is safe. Also his status is not know. Plus if he doesn't have any status in the uk does he have rights to apply for my child's passport? This is my concern I don not know what to do. A. Hi there I am sorry to hear this. You should certainly know where your child is for emergency contact details and this would not be an unreasonable request by you. If your ex has a history of violence then you may already have assessed whether there is any risk to the child. If you do not know your ex's immigration status, how do you know whether or not he will try to remove the child from the country? I know that sometimes