Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia
Changing my 6 yr olds name to mine
Me and my childs mother arent together anymore and when he was born i wasnt able to get his name to be mine for medicad reasons.What do i need to do to change his name
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Changing my 6 yr olds name to mine
I am assuming you have some sort of legal custody of the child. If so, you can file a petition to change his name. His mom will have to consent unless it has more than 5 years without contact or support. If she consents, there should be no problems. If she does not, you will have to convince the judge to change the name in a contested case.
http://www.gafamilylawblog.com/name_changes/index.html
Re: Changing my 6 yr olds name to mine
See a lawyer (we handle such matters). You do not have an automatic right to change the name. Unless the mother agrees, a Judge will decide.
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