2006-12-12 05:13:23 · 10 answers · asked by Arlene C 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
What you will end up doing is filing a Petition to change the name and the court will take it from there. If the father doesnt approve you will have to battle it out in Court. You can do this with or without an attorney. Good Luck
2006-12-12 05:20:46 · answer #1 · answered by ladybug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually did this. My real father wouldn't sign the papers but did not exercise his visitation rights or pay child support. My mom had to legally terminate his rights as my father (which means no more child support) before I could change my name. It took about 8 months I think and my step father didn't adopt me. I just did a legal name change after the termination.
2006-12-12 07:16:43 · answer #2 · answered by Messina M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she in school yet ? will this traumatize her school relationships ?
Won't changing the last name complicate child support, as he may insist on a DNA test ? (your name change suggests he is not the biological father)
If he is not the biological father & the child has not yet started school, then just file at the court for a name change petition ( you will need to amend the birth certificate or else her life will be a nightmare when she has to produce it for SS and work and passports etc)
2006-12-12 05:24:34 · answer #3 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would you change your daughter's last name just cause the father left. do you dispise him so much that you don't even want a scent of him being around why don't you just give her up for adoption cause she is still his child last name or not, she still gonna resembel him have some of his traits that might remind you of him this is a silly thing to do unless he is consider a problem like he is stalking you or threaten to do harm to you and her. but there is no way to do this unless the father was dead
2006-12-12 05:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by the man the myth the answerer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want to do that? Please wait until you child is old enough to understand and let her decide. Unless its concerning money, meaning by changing the last name you will receive a tax break?
Or could it be that you are trying to forget?
I would wait, what if your daughter finds out and thinks she should have make the decision? If you want to raise a independent girl then let her make her independent decision.
2006-12-12 06:27:58 · answer #5 · answered by eidunotno 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but you are going to spend a lot of money in the process of doing so
my kids still have there father last name for child support reasons and if any thing happen to him they will be the first to get his benifits with no questions ask as long as they have my blood and my love and is with me I dont care what there name is because they are mine
2006-12-12 05:23:32 · answer #6 · answered by slpry L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rules and approaches selection be state. In California, you may choose to document a petition for a attractiveness substitute with the court docket and supply the father be responsive to the listening to. seek for advice from a close-by attorney.
2016-10-05 05:33:51 · answer #7 · answered by catherine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that if you can prove that he has abandoned the child and hence surrendered his parental rights, you can. Otherwise, you would either have to get his permission or get him to surrender his parental rights.
If he does surrender his parental rights, then you cannot sue him later for child support.
2006-12-12 05:44:02 · answer #8 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would ask at city hall... I dont know that you need his permission, if you are the legal gaurdian
2006-12-12 05:19:37 · answer #9 · answered by Kristin B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He may have to give up parental rights
2006-12-12 05:26:54 · answer #10 · answered by Jim C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋