I am a maharashtrian boy and buddhist by religion and my girlfriend is Hindu-brahmin. Actually we have same surname and no one from each others family share any relation. Can we marry each other ? Will our offspring be abnormal? Will it create any problem in the future?

I am 39 years old married with 2 kids. My question is do I have any rights on my father even though I am not using his surname I was born when he was still young with no family yet. When he got married he decided not to tell his wife about me. Until now his family doesn't know that I am existed. My...

I am the father of a 6 yr old whom I just got sole custody of, I want to change child's surname from the mothers to mine, I got custody in one county but have lived in another for over 10 years. I were never married and I did not find out about the child until she was 3. One law states that I need...

I'm 26, and so is my girlfriend, we're not married yet, but are expecting our son to be born on the 17th of December '08. My question is this, I want our son to take my surname from birth, and not my girlfriend's. Is it possible for me to do this, if so, what do I have to get in place, and what...