Father wont cooperate

[sceaminmonkey]

Friend is applying and her father doesnt want to give his birth or marriage from pasedena california. What are the options? what can be done? He is just a jerk . She has everything else but what if you are estranged from your parent? is there any option?

[mler]

Quite frankly, I don't think there is a solution to this problem. A living ancestor also needs to sign the form stating that he never renounced Italian citizenship, and that will likely also be a problem for your friend.

Unfortunately, there are many "jerks" in this world. I think your friend would either have to find a way to reconcile with her father, marry an Italian citizen, find another citizenship path or wait until her father passes.

[spencerhahn]

In California, a child can obtain an official copy of a parent's birth certificate: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/birthde ... lCopy.aspx

You also qualify to order a certified copy of his marriage certificate.

Is he in your direct line? If not, then you won't need anything else from him.

[mler]

Wow, that's great! In NY you have to jump through hoops to even get a record for a deceased parent.