P arents who do not have sole custody of their children and are planning to travel abroad with them his summer may find that their plans have to be changed or even cancelled because their attorney left an essential clause out of their settlement agreement – a passport waiver clause. Attorneys negotiating a matrimonial settlement agreement on behalf of a parent who does not have sole custody of his or her children would be well advised to consider insisting on such a clause.

Deterring Parental Child Abduction