FAMILIA LAW IN COLOMBIA

FAMILIA LAW IN COLOMBIA

Colombian Passports

Colombian Passports

Preventing Issuance of a Colombian Passport

Preventing Issuance of a Colombian Passport

Colombian Citizenship

Colombian Citizenship

If a child is born in Colombia, he / she automatically recourse to Colombian citizenship as long as one of the parents is a Colombian citizen

Criminal Aspects

Criminal Aspects

Custody/Rights of Visitation

Custody/Rights of Visitation

Family Courts

Family Courts

DIVORCE

CUSTODY

According to Colombian law, if a father recognizes in the birth certificate of a child that he is the father, then he shares the same rights of custody

Colombia does not consider international parental kidnapping as an extraditable offense.

A Colombian passport can be obtained for a minor child with the consent of one of the parents

The Colombian passport agency will notify Colombian embassies and consulates of the retention.