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I have two teenage daughters, one being of legal age to obtain a passport and the other is not. My ex and I communicate only through email and I have emailed him several times of a planned vacation overseas next summer requesting a letter of consent for the youngest who is 15. My daughters have followed up by asking him several times to read the email and then outright about the letter I need for the passport in which he ignores them or says "they need to discuss" and then never does. I have given him all the details of the trip but he is not expressing his concerns as to why he will not sign or address this in anyway. Can I file a motion?

I suspect you have joint legal custody with a custody agreement that states you need to work out differences between you. Check the agreement to see if there is any mediation process outlined for differences. If not, then you will have to file a motion to either force him to provide the letter or for the court to provide an order to allow a passprt to be issued.

Another thought, do your daughter's ever visit with him? Can you draw up a letter and have them stand over him while he signs?

Yes, we have joint custody and No, there is nothing in our custody agreement outlining working out our differences between the two of us. Common sense tells me this is what should be happening. My daughters have become so uncomfortable with this whole thing, they were not in agreement to handing him the letter during a visit. It has been emailed to him several times. I will file the motion and thank you very much for your help.