Scootershero
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Reged: 01/15/07
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Okay, I'm not sure if anyone out there can help me. This is kindof a "technical" question, I guess. Does anyone know if I can change my daughter's last name to mine? As of now, we both have her father's last name and I want to make sure that I have the same last name as her, which is why I didn't change mine in the divorce. We have "joint custody", but I am her residential custodian. Can I change her name to mine without his permission? And at the very least, can I hyphenate it, leaving his on there but adding mine, too? If anyone has an answer, I'd appreciate it.
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kysunflower
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Reged: 08/25/08
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from my own experience you would have to have permission to change names. However, keep in mind that if you ever remarry your name would again be different. I learned this the hard way, take my advice and let your child keep her fathers name. I ended up naming my child with my maiden name and later had it changed to the biological fathers name.
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theanswerguy
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Reged: 04/12/07
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Can I change her name to mine without his permission?
>>>>>>>> No .
And at the very least, can I hyphenate it, leaving his on there but adding mine, too?
>>>>>> No .
You can TRY to have her name legally changed , a judge will decide if it's in the child's best interest .
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Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. Isaac Asimov
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fedupmom
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Reged: 09/24/08
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How old is your child? My children were 6,3,& 2 when I received the court order to hyphenate my children's name. I never married their father, therefore they had my last name. He took me to court to get it changed and the judge hyphenated their names. Although I am ecstatic that they also have my last name, it is a pain in the butt having to write their hyphenated name on everything...and if I ever leave his name off a paper, my attorney receives a letter.
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