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NaNcYdAaRiEs · Sep 12, 2007, 10:05 AM

Hi, I have a six month old baby and I gave her my ex-boyfriends name even though is not he's child and now the bioligic father want to give her he's last name. What do I do?

endlessecho · Sep 12, 2007, 10:08 AM

Get over it.

Most likely the biological dad will take you to court as ask the judge to order the child's name be changed, and the judge will probably do it, especially since you gave the baby some other guys last name and not the last name of it's father or mother.

I don't see how you could get out of it being changed...

macksmom · Sep 12, 2007, 11:31 AM

Well the biological father can file with the court to have the child's last name changed to his, which will most likely be done because the last name belongs to a man that has no blood tie to the child.

Are you in agreement with changing the child's last name? If not to the fathers, even to yours?

If so, in most states you can change the child's name up to 12 months from birth quite easily. After the child turns 12 months you will need to file a name change with the courts, and the judge will need to determine if the name change is in the best interest of the child.

Check the laws in you state though, as they vary state to state.
The Probate department at courts will have answers for you as well.

ScottGem · Sep 12, 2007, 11:35 AM

Probate is about wills and estate, they need to go to Family court.

macksmom · Sep 12, 2007, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by ScottGem

Probate is about wills and estate, they need to go to Family court.

Well when I was trying to change my daughter's last name to my husbands... I called every department... finally they told me to call Probate and that's where the answers were. The lady didn't even put me on hold... she rattled off all the info on name changes, how much it cost, what papers I needed to come down and get, and answered all my questions.

So Probate is where I was told to call a few months ago.

ScottGem · Sep 12, 2007, 12:33 PM

Maybe your area didn't have a family court and probate did double duty. But probate is for wills and estates.

macksmom · Sep 12, 2007, 01:00 PM

No, I live in Columbus Ohio. The court system is pretty big, and I know they have a family department, I have been there, and that is where I first called... they sent me to Probate.

At anyrate she can call the court and get the department she needs.

ScottGem · Sep 12, 2007, 02:52 PM

Apparently Ohio lumps the domestic relations-juvenile-probate divisions all together. That's not common.

NoEarnedIncome · Sep 12, 2007, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by NaNcYdAaRiEs

Hi, I have a six month old baby and I gave her my ex-boyfriends name even though is not he's child and now the bioligic father want to give her he's last name. what do i do?

I hope you do know that the biological father is the father and he also does, e.g. get a DNA test. As for your giving the child an ex-boy friend's last name wasn't doing your child any favors and does make one wonder what you were or weren't thinking.

Do what is right for your child or at least the best you can do in this situation and in the future. It is about the child now, not You.

Fr_Chuck · Sep 12, 2007, 06:35 PM

Yes, probate handles different things in variouis areas, In some areas probate judges do not have to even be attorneys ( at least that was how it was in GA when I lived there) Which may explain some of the rulings at times.

But at times we answer with the terms used in our state, but each state will have a similar court, and the issue needs to be addressed there