Legal Question in Family Law in Louisiana

At the time I had my son his father and I were not married so he has my maiden name . Now his father and I are married and we want him to have our last name. How do we go about getting this done?


Asked on 6/06/10, 10:50 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Nick Pizzolatto, Jr. Pizzolatto Law Office

You do a simple name change, but if he is not on the birth certificate, then you want him on that. If his name is on the certificate, the child should have been given his last name.

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Answered on 6/07/10, 1:09 am
Nick Pizzolatto, Jr. Pizzolatto Law Office

#2-For inheritance purposes, you may wish to do an intrafamily adoption just to clean things up.

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Answered on 6/07/10, 1:10 am


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