Now we have to save money for the DNA. My husband says he will not pay but he will be happy to take the DNA since I receive the working tax credit and he does not contribute to her upkeep like buying her clothes (he is just not interested in her).
The relationship is very unhealthy he calls me Adulteress, and I want to move out with my daughter.
I am from Senegal. My husband is Italian but originally from Gambia, while Amanda’s father is from Cameroon. Amanda now has a Senegalese passport but nothing stamped on it.
I have a few questions.
- a. How can I legalise my daughter's stay so that she can travel out of the country. As we have never applied for any travel documents for her.
b. How can I change the surname name on Amanda’s birth certificate to the surname of her biological father and also the father’s details? I don't need her biological father but in case of anything, I want her to be able to trace her roots.
c. I had Amanda three years after I married my husband (although we had been together two years before we married) we married January 2004 and I got my family dependency visa in September 2004. Amanda was born March 2007. I don't know if these dates affect anything.
d. If I leave my husband, am I still entitled to TAX credits and will I be able to apply for housing benefit as I am on very low income.