Legal Question in Family Law in Wisconsin
name change
ex daughter in law has remarried and changed my grandaughters name to new husbands without permission from father. can she do this? for example on school records.
Asked on 9/30/00, 3:16 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
JAY Nixon
nixon law offices
Re: name change
If she has done it, the answer to the question
of "can she do it" is obviously "yes". Was
she supposed to do it is a better question.
Like in most situations, if a party (such as
the father) does not assert legal rights
in court, the rights may well be ignored. If
the father's parental rights have been terminated,
the mother is free to change a child's name.
Answered on 10/31/00, 6:51 am