Hello all, new to the forum and have a family matters question. I am not Dominican and do not and have not lived in the DR, however I have a daughter with a Dominican women living there. My daughter is just over 1 year now and was born in the DR. The mother and I do not have a romantic relationship, in fact she is looking to marry another foreigner from Europe and may move there in the coming months.
The mother is asking me now to come to the DR for the purpose of obtaining an ID for the child. We had not discussed this before and I'm not sure what this ID is exactly. But the mother has mentioned a couple of different things in the last few weeks as we discussed me coming out.
First she said that my daughter has never had this ID and that without it, she cannot go to a normal hospital, and that any time the child needs or has needed any kind of medical attention, etc, she must go to a private clinic. She never mentioned that to me before.
She has also said that she needs the ID to obtain a passport for my daughter, so she can leave the DR and enter Europe. The mother and I have never really had a real relationship, mainly as she has been less than honest about various things in the past.
In any event, I'm wondering if anyone has experience with these IDs and the requirements to obtain one. I should note, that since the child's birth, I don't believe there is anything that links me legally as the father. I believe the mother has said that this is part of the requirement for getting this ID. Essentially that I need to help obtain this ID by acknowledging paternity legally, and if I do not do that she cannot get an ID. All of that is fine, but the timing seems odd, and the idea of health access being limited was never discussed... and with the timing of her looking to take the child away and getting married, etc, makes me wonder.
Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
The mother is asking me now to come to the DR for the purpose of obtaining an ID for the child. We had not discussed this before and I'm not sure what this ID is exactly. But the mother has mentioned a couple of different things in the last few weeks as we discussed me coming out.
First she said that my daughter has never had this ID and that without it, she cannot go to a normal hospital, and that any time the child needs or has needed any kind of medical attention, etc, she must go to a private clinic. She never mentioned that to me before.
She has also said that she needs the ID to obtain a passport for my daughter, so she can leave the DR and enter Europe. The mother and I have never really had a real relationship, mainly as she has been less than honest about various things in the past.
In any event, I'm wondering if anyone has experience with these IDs and the requirements to obtain one. I should note, that since the child's birth, I don't believe there is anything that links me legally as the father. I believe the mother has said that this is part of the requirement for getting this ID. Essentially that I need to help obtain this ID by acknowledging paternity legally, and if I do not do that she cannot get an ID. All of that is fine, but the timing seems odd, and the idea of health access being limited was never discussed... and with the timing of her looking to take the child away and getting married, etc, makes me wonder.
Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks