Had a child while in Canada to a Canadian. I brought the baby back to the U.S. with me as she is unable to care for her at this time. I entered the U.S. with the baby and her mother and she signed the necessary papers to get my daughter a passport as well as papers authorizing her to be in care. My common -law wife then returned to Canada. I do not have a record of a birth abroad. I submitted all notarized copies of what was required for the passport as well as her birth certificate that shows my name and signature on it as well as the fact that I was listed as the common law husband of the baby's mother. I also submitted my birth certificate showing I was born in the U.S. The passport was denied because I did not have a marriage certificate. I read that married parents can do it, people adopting children from abroad can do it, single mothers can do it but it would appear that a father cannot just do it. I would like to know what my next step is. I am trying to do the right thing by my child but I can sure see if I didn't want to I would be totally off the hook.