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    May 19, 2009, 04:01 AM
    My daughter wants to change her surname.
    My daughter is 8 and wants to change her surname, does she have to get permission from her father,
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    May 19, 2009, 04:37 AM

    Yes. A Birth certificate is a legal document. To change it requires a court of law. Her legal father would need to give permission.
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