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    Kayyy21 Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 2, 2011, 06:11 PM
    Changing of last name.
    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?
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    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.
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    Oct 3, 2011, 07:12 PM
    What if he's not on her birth certificate?
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    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
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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