NSW Legal custody & passports

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Sarahj087

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7 May 2017
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My ex & I have been separated for over 6 years. He has moved state & hasn't seen the kids for about 4 years. He's doing the dodge with child support and is supposed to pay $30 a month which I haven't received for about 10 months and is about 1 year in arrears.

I literally don't even know how to get in contact with him anymore

My question is: how do I go about getting full legal custody. I want to change their surname and I want to get them a passport and I know he wouldn't agree to either even if I could find him.

I'm also happy to give up the $30 a month haha.

Kids age 10 & 8.5
 

sammy01

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27 September 2015
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forget custody. find him, surely you know something , grand parents? anything. getting legal custody ain't gonna happen an will cost you thousands to prove me wrong, just find him for the sake of passports and ask him to sign them.... but forget the rest