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[quote=Anonymous]What religions are they, OP?

Different religions have different requirements for conversion and some have none.

For example, in Catholicism, your daughter would not be able to walk into a church on Sunday with your ex, take communion and say she was Catholic based on your husband's decision. Your daughter wpuld need to attend RCIA or faith formation for at least a year before she (not your husband) would decide if she wants to convert. Preparation for sacraments like First Communion can take up to two years depending on the circumstance.

Your husband could bring her to Mass and sign her up for CCD, but he wouldn"t be able to just snap his fingers and decree her Catholic just to spite yoi.  In fact, since she is ten, he would need to be part of the process which includes taking her to Mass each week for one to two years prior to her conversion.

I am mot familiar with conversion requirements for other religions, but I am sure that many of them have some sort of similar education requirement prior to conversion. I would research his religion and see if his has something similar. If he is agnostic and does not believe in his family's faith tradition then he might not have the interest to actually follow through with the requirements.[/quote]

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