Legal Question in Family Law in California
Changing my sons last name.
When my son was born my ex-girlfriend put her last name on the birth certificate. I went to court and now have sole legal and physical custody. She for the past 5 years has had court supervised visits of which she has only seen him twice. In the past 2.5 years she has only called a maximum of 3 times. I have been using my last name at school since he started school. He is now 10 years old and I would like to change it legally. What are my options/ chances of getting his last name changed. Also will I need an attorney or will it be easy for me to do it myself.
Asked on 4/02/02, 10:20 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Ken Koury
Kenneth P. Koury, Esq.
Re: Changing my sons last name.
you file a petition with the court. you can get the forms from the clerk. its not hard.
Answered on 4/02/02, 10:49 pm