Legal Question in Family Law in Tennessee

Changing of name

The father of my daughter and I are not married and never will be. As of now, she has my last name. He wants to have her last name changed to his last name. He is not on her birth certificate yet. We are in the process of establishing child support. His visitation is every other weekend. Can he make me change her last name? If so, what can I do to appeal it?


Asked on 1/29/09, 3:17 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jes Beard Jes Beard, Attorney at Law

Re: Changing of name

Tennessee law allows a father to get a name change unless the mother persuades the court that the name change would be bad for the child.

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Answered on 2/02/09, 8:08 pm


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