I am about to request a DNA test for my daughter so that I can get child support for her, but when the process is over and done with, will I have to change her last name to his? He is not on the birth certificate now, so she has my last name, I know he will have rights to her, but do we have to absolutely change her last name? I know it sounds selfish, but its not like he's doing this of his own free will.
2006-07-01 07:12:37 · 21 answers · asked by spoiled_21 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
She's only 6 months old, if she was old enough I'd give her the choice. I appreciate all the answers and opinions, Thank You.
2006-07-01 07:25:34 · update #1
No you don't have to change her name, but make sure you amend the birth certificate to have his name put on it once it's proven.
2006-07-01 07:16:33 · answer #1 · answered by T Time 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm certain you don't have to change her name. Usually when the parents are not married, the child uses the mother's last name, even if the father's name is known and is on the birth certificate.
2006-07-03 17:05:12 · answer #2 · answered by angelsister23 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if you have full legal custody, you have the right to choose her name. You don't sound selfish for wanting your child to have your name. My father died when I was 3, my mom went back to her maiden name and I kept my dad's name. My younger sister kept her father's name after my mom divorced him. When my mother thought we were old enough, she let us make the choice as to which name to keep. This is just my opinion of course, but I think it is good for our self esteem to know where and who we come from. Even if we do not have a relationship with that parent.
Good luck to you, whatever you decide.
2006-07-01 07:21:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my husband has a 14yr old daughter and when she was born her mother did the paternity test and she recieves child support and the child has her mothers last name and also my husband didnt automatically gets rights to visitation when he was proven the father, he still had to go through court to establish that and also, the mother never had to put him on the birth certificate.
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2016-11-01 01:22:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it might depend on the state you live in...i went through it too. he wasnt there for the pregnancy, he wasnt there the whold first year of my daughter's life, so i filed for child support. he wanted a dna test. he's the father so he got the option to change her last name to his. so he did. and he still doesnt see her, he doesnt pay his child support and i heard he wants to even change his last name because he doesnt have his father's last name so he wants to change his last name to his fathers.
2006-07-06 10:22:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She has no idea what her last name is now. I would change the last name. Say your last name is Smith and she is Ann Marie Smith and his last name is Jones. Her new legal name should be Ann Marie Smith Jones.
2006-07-02 06:26:54 · answer #7 · answered by wmp55 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what state you're in. But mostly, no. You have the right for her name since you're the residing parent (the one who live with her). Especially when you're not married to him, you can put any name you want.
2006-07-01 07:35:54 · answer #8 · answered by meetha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i dont think you have to change her last name. if he wants it change then let hI'm take care of it. other then that im really not to sure on that whole procedure. i mean if it were a son then maybe it would be a big deal but when she gets married her name will change again so it really dont matter.
2006-07-01 07:19:33 · answer #9 · answered by browneyedgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you ask her if she wants to change her last name. When my brother went to live with his biological father he changed his last name from my last name to his father's. It was his choice not my mom's or his dad's.
2006-07-01 07:17:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋