Depending on the child's age, the court may or may not allow a name change, but you can address this.
This is also not something you and her can just agree and do without the courts.
The courts will also not even consider it, until you have proven you are the father by DNA, and depending on how long it has been in some US states you can not even do it. The person listed on the birth certificate as the father, even if not, may be stuck being the legal father and paying support if you wait too long in some US states.
So you will need an attorney, there will have to be several motions in court, one for your child support, and all the back support payments, the court will want to see you are visiting, paying support and normally current with support before the name changes will be considered.
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