Legal Question in Family Law in Montana

Childs legal name change

my daughter wishes to take her stepfathers last name. He natural father has been in and out of prison her whole life. Her step father has been here for 9 years. When her father is out of prison she sees him maybe twice a year. Now he wishes to contest her name change. Can he do that. She is fifteen


Asked on 11/26/07, 2:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Carolyn J. Stevens CJ Stevens|Law

Re: Childs legal name change

Yes, the bio father can contest.

Whether he prevails in preventing the name change depends on the strength of his case versus the strength of a 15-year old's case. I think your daughter has a good chance of prevailing.

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Answered on 11/28/07, 12:42 pm


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