My daughter is making a trip with my mom down to Florida to visit my mother-in-law. This is the first trip she's taking without my husband or myself. Does anyone know if there is a form that airlines need for security purposes. I don't want my mom accused of kidnapping her grandchild. Thanks.
Thanks for all the wonderful advice. We will send her off with a letter (multiple copies) with all pertinent info along with a birth certificate. My mother is also going to take pics of the girls (my niece is going too) when she picks them up so she'll have a very current photo on her camera (with what they're wearing at the time). Thanks again!
If you just call the airline that she is flying on, they will tell you what is needed, if anything for the trip.
I'd check the website of the airline, they have answers to a lot of those questions. I'd also make sure in the "letter" that you give her permission for medical treatment. I'd check with my insurance to see what they need just in case. I'd also give her any insurance forms that you need that are signed by you. I would always do this when my kids were little.
i recently flew with my ten-yr-old niece. we took a copy of her birth certificate and a letter from her mother giving her permission to travel with us. we didn't need the letter, but i think they did look at her birth certificate. as long as they're not leaving the u.s., it shouldn't be a big deal.
Call the airline to confirm their requirements.
Have your daughter and Grandma come with the same paperwork:
Copy of birth certificate.
Letter from both parents, signed.
Phone numbers and contact info for everyone involved.
Photo of your daughter for grandma to bring.
Call the airline to be sure, but my son has flown with his grandma and as an unaccompanied minor. If your daughter is going to be with her grandma, I would suggest that you just write up a statement saying that you give her grandmother permission to authorize emergency medical treatment and make decisions for your child in case of an accident or emergency while the child is in her care. (if you don't feel comfortable making this open-ended, you can always put in the dates of the trip). Then have it notarized by a Notary Public and make a copy for you and another copy for your mother. They aren't going out of the country, so this should be enough to cover most situations.
Have you tried calling the airline first? I would start there.
We were in Florida, some time back & my niece flew down to see us with my Son & his girlfriend. She was 6 at the time. No questions were asked. But, my Sister did sign a piece of paper, giving me the right to get medical treatment for her in case of an emergency.
Hope this helps.
As long as your child has a ticket, it should go smooth for them.
I don't know if it's a requirement, but it couldn't hurt to have a letter stating that your mom has permission to travel with her, without either of you, etc. We had to have a notarized letter stating that my husband gave permission to me to travel with the kids without him when we lived in Mexico.
You should also call the airline.
Hi M., I found this info on the website. Just copy and paste the link....
http://nz.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2008061209...
If you want to e-mail me I can send you a letter we used. ____@____.com
Hi M. Check with the airline they're going on. It shouldn't be problem as long as they both have the proper Identification.
I don't know if there is a form, and it might differ from airline to airline if there is one, but just write a note to tuck into grandma's pocket saying she has permission and of course leave a phone number on the very strangest most unlikely chance that someone would check that. You really don't hear about these types of things happening, although I've had so many weird things happen to me I can see where you are coming from.
A NOTARIZED letter is always good for travel. Give Gramma permission to travel with your daughter AND permission to start/authorize medical treatment. Otherwise, if something happens down there, unless it's life threatening, the doctors have to make your daughter wait until you get there. They can stabilize but they can't actually treat anything without your permission.
I don't know if it is a requirement for domestic travel but a friend of mine always sends a letter with her son when he goes on vacation with his godmother every summer. She includes any emergency contact info also. A copy of the letter is included in his bag and his gm holds onto one. She also includes a current photo.
