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Child Surname (modified 0 times) Step granny Hi, Need advice on below. My daughter divorced and hv custody of her son when the child is 1 year old. (7 years ago). This child do not meet his father or his family since then. My daughter re-married 2 years ago and his son can get along well with her current husband. So if we want to change the surname of the child to be same as her current husband, how do we go about. Do her current husband did to register for adoption or is automatically hv right to change the child surname. Thanks 08 Dec, 2009 00:53:46

RE:Child Surname (modified 0 times) SFKL The new husband can adopt the child, hence replacing the birthcert with his name as the father and change the surname as well. BUt with consent of the biological father unless he could not be located. 23 Feb, 2010 15:42:46

RE:Child Surname (modified 0 times) curious what if the biological father appear back and found out that they changed his son's surname ? and the biological father accuse them hiding the son away frm him ad actually not cannot allocate him to get consent ? im juz curious ,perhaps this question will help step granny also 27 Apr, 2010 00:05:46

RE:Child Surname (modified 0 times) SFKL A copy of the application must be served or sent to the father of the child/her ex husband. As long as she has taken steps to inform him, it should be fine. As for his accusation about not letting him see the son, is there any truth in it? If there isn't shouldn't be any problem. 27 Apr, 2010 09:52:31

RE:Child Surname (modified 0 times) curious is there truth? i dont understand . Let's say the mother purposely move to other area so that the father dont get t find them + he got no intention to waste much time on it , thats why maybe after years they dont bother each other , then he find out that his son's surname changed . i might will have the similiar situation ,because my son biological father dont look for him after we moved. i wan to make sure , perhaps 1 day i will get marry again . 28 Apr, 2010 00:54:34

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