Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

My 7 year old wants to change his name to my husbands name...my sons biological father has not been in his life since he was 8 months old and my husband wants to adopt him how can I do that?


Asked on 2/13/13, 10:37 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Robert Perez Perez Law Office, PLLC

You will need to file a Petition for Change of Name in the county where your child lives. Texas law requires that the Petition requesting the name change be served by a constable or process server on each parent of the child who has not had their parental rights terminated, or any managing conservator or guardian of the child.

All of the paperwork you need can be found online at: http://texaslawhelp.org/resource/childs-name-change-and-instructions-english-s?ref=F1nmf

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Answered on 2/13/13, 2:42 pm


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