hi thank you for your reply.. we are already separated so only my son will go with me... so i will only be needing from his father his permission taking my full custody of our son. Also, there is a portion in the form that is asking for the marital status, is it okay if i declare my relationship with my ex common law partner and put the start and end date of our relationship. or i will not mention it anymore? please enlighten me. your help will be much appreciated as i am about to send my application to Edmonton.