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How do I change my child's name?
I have an almost 5 year old. His father has been paying child support 18 dollars a week for maybe 6 months or less. Hes never given him anything except last year school clothes and this year he sent some christmas gifts never a birthday card. I had tried giving him chances alot in the begining when my son started feeling depressed or ask why doesnt my dad call me back i told him he had one last chance if he screwed it up he was done. he cant just keeping coming in and leaving his kids live. 3 years ago i moved 14 hours away i was a minor at the time and had no choice in the matter at that time he quit seeing his son again i gave him the option to meet us and say good bye he blew it off he is not on the birth certificate because the week before i gave birth to my son he told me it was my dads kids not his. I want to change my sons name which is my maiden name to my married name is there any way to do this with out his permission
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You'll need to check with a lawyer on this. What I believe you will need to do is the following:
Your child's father will need to sign away his parental rights. This will require some legal paperwork and also the loss of child support to you.
You husband would have to adopt your son in order to give your son your husbands last name. Again this will require legal paperwork.
Once the paperwork is done the three of you will have to appear in family court for a judge to certify the adoption.
Now the procedure may differ from state to state, though to legally change a name you must petition the court and show cause. Should your husband not wish to adopt your son you could still change his last name to your maiden name. Here again the father would either have to approve or give up his parental rights. You would still need to petition the courts to certify the name change.
I hope this helps.
PS. The deed poll the Drlucina wrote about is a document that is only valid in the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic.
If by chance you are from either of these countries than of course this is the better option.
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Hey there, just go to the nearest government office in your neighbourhood with your child's birth certificate and ask for his name to be changed by deed poll. And him not paying maintenance is simply unacceptable. You must lodge a complaint, and ensure he pays for his child. I know you may hate being told what to do, but this is for your child's future. I'd love to hear whether this advice helped. God bless. :)
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