My daughter wants to change her baby son's last name, from father's name to her own last name. (My daughter and the father are NOT married.) They live in Oklahoma City. I'm hoping this change can be made without spending a small fortune on some lawyer.
2007-03-07 08:47:37 · 6 answers · asked by The Working Screenwriter 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
"To do so you need to go to your local courthouse/City hall/records office. Ask, and people at the counters of such places can direct you where to go.
After that, you fill out the forms, and pay the fee, probably see a judge, and a short while later you are officially "x". Good luck."
I asked this question previously, cause i wanted to change my last name. hope it helps you. ")
2007-03-07 09:02:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All she really needs to do is start using the new name. Notify whoever needs to know about the new name. As long as it's not for fraudulent purposes, it is perfectly legal.
However, if she needs a passport, she'll need to use the name on the birth certificate, unless she gets it changed officially.
I've noticed a phenomenon; when I was younger, people assumed it was better for the child to have the same last name as the mother. Now, looking at the answers here, I see that people think it's more important to have the same last name as the father....
2007-03-07 09:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should keep the fathers' last name...Let her son decide when he gets older...
2007-03-07 08:51:56 · answer #3 · answered by pezzle9 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would assume that you can go to the court and inquire about how to go about doing it. However, why would she do that? He is the father, hope he's oaky with it.
2007-03-07 08:53:28 · answer #4 · answered by lovin' life... 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
she will have to get the Fathers permission, since he is the father
2007-03-07 08:51:51 · answer #5 · answered by bronzebabekentucky 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
may be possible but its not right, let the child have his own dads name, i'll bet if it was Trump--she'd keep it -eh?
2007-03-07 09:14:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋