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title: "Record whether a child alert or a court order is blocking a passport"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/record-whether-a-child-alert-or-a-court-order-is-blocking-a-passport"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A16-CO20261022-13"
practice_area: "Family Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Record whether a child alert or a court order is blocking a passport

> Record whether a child alert request or a court order is on the file, the date it was made, and whether the child already holds an Australian or foreign passport. Do not decide that the child cannot leave.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/record-whether-a-child-alert-or-a-court-order-is-blocking-a-passport  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Family Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Record whether a child alert request or a court order is on the file, the date it was made, and whether the child already holds an Australian or foreign passport. Do not decide that the child cannot leave. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides what, if anything, to ask for. The court fact sheet says a child alert request made at an Australian Passport Office is valid for 12 months, and a court-ordered child alert stays in force until the child turns 18 or as the court directs. A child alert does not stop the child departing on a valid Australian or foreign passport, and it does not cover a passport issued by another country. The fact sheet says that if a passport may be issued in another country, the embassy of that country should be contacted. If there is a threat of removal on a current passport, the court may order the child or the accompanying adult to deliver the passport to the court, which keeps it for the time in the order or until further order. The passport-office alert form was not opened. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

The responsible lawyer checks each element against the source named for it.

- What the AI does: Record whether a child alert request or a court order is on the file, the date it was made, and whether the child already holds an Australian or foreign passport. Do not decide that the child cannot leave.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides what, if anything, to ask for. The court fact sheet says a child alert request made at an Australian Passport Office is valid for 12 months, and a court-ordered child alert stays in force until the child turns 18 or as the court directs. A child alert does not stop the child departing on a valid Australian or foreign passport, and it does not cover a passport issued by another country. The fact sheet says that if a passport may be issued in another country, the embassy of that country should be contacted. If there is a threat of removal on a current passport, the court may order the child or the accompanying adult to deliver the passport to the court, which keeps it for the time in the order or until further order. The passport-office alert form was not opened.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court or regulator classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Use 12 months for a passport-office request and the court's own end date for a court-ordered alert. Do not swap them.
2. Do not tell the client a child alert stops departure. The fact sheet says it does not stop travel on a valid passport.
3. A foreign passport is outside the alert. The fact sheet says to contact that country's embassy. Do not invent that country's rule.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [Federal Circuit and Family Court, children and international travel after family separation](https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/fl/pubs/children-international-travel) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/record-whether-a-child-alert-or-a-court-order-is-blocking-a-passport/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*