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The U.S. State Department published a final rule to remove the Consular Report of Birth Abroad as acceptable evidence of sole authority/custody.
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Additional Information: The State Department had simultaneously proposed to allow non-applying parents or legal guardians to sign a statement of consent before a passport specialist as an alternative to signing it before a notary when an application is pending at a passport center. However, the Department postponed the publication of this amendment to a later date. More information regarding the proposal is available here.
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