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Kayyy21
Oct 2, 2011, 06:11 PM
So my daughter is almost 15 months, and I've been taking care of her on my own. Her father will take her if I ask if he wants her for the weekend but usually leave her with his mom. She has his last name, but I want to change it to mine because I'm the one whose taking care of her and always will. There is no guarantee if he's always going to be around and I don't want her to b confused. How do I go about giving her my last name?
ScottGem
Oct 2, 2011, 06:45 PM
You have to go to court and request the change, but if the father doesn't agree its unlikely to be approved.
Kayyy21
Oct 3, 2011, 07:12 PM
What if he's not on her birth certificate?
Fr_Chuck
Oct 3, 2011, 07:17 PM
Does not matter, merely not being on the birth certificate does not take away his rights as the bio father.
Have you filed for custody and do you have a child support order in place and is there a court ordered visit plan ?
But in any regards, yes the bio father will need to agree to the name change and/or have the court approve the request
ScottGem
Oct 4, 2011, 03:08 AM
Since you gave her his last name, even if he isn't listed, the court will require that you identify the father and get his permission.
Kayyy21
Oct 5, 2011, 09:10 PM
No. We just agreed on every other weekend. And I pay for mostly everything, even when she goes over there.
Fr_Chuck
Oct 5, 2011, 09:22 PM
Since there is no court ordered child support ( from what I assume you are saying) he is not even behind on any payment, So he does not owe you anything at this point.