A name change is certainly possible and the father will generally be served by publication.

Daughter last name change. In some states family courts handle name changes. You can then complete a petition and file it with. Steven Kincaid.

A name change would mean the child would not have your name. So in this case your daughters name change might make an estate planning update advisable to help ensure there will be no problems identifying her. Otherwise your daughter could have problems later when she needs to get her drivers license or get a job.

If you want to change the last name of your child and both parents agree on it I recommend you to contact the responsible registry office Standesamt as soon as possible. Another situation in which you might want to update your estate planning documents is when your representative or beneficiary has a common or at least not one-of-a-kind name. A name change can signal a new chapter for someone life get rid of baggage associated with the name or even changing a childs last name to their new stepparents name.

In others applicants must petition civil courts. As a general rule after divorce the mothers or fathers last name can no longer be changed. RHOA star Eva Marcille recently shared the process of changing her daughters last name during a recent segment on The Rickey Smiley Show.

As far as I know you are only able to change the last name within the first three months after the declaration of custody Sorgerechtserklärung. Now Kevin McCall is responding to the news of his daughter Marley Rae McCalls last name legally being changed to Sterling which is the last name of Michael Sterling Evas husband. To legally change your childs last name you need court permission.

If you want to change your minor childs last name you can ask the court to do so. Aug 21 2019. The easiest way to change your stepchilds name is to get the permission of the biological parent you arent married to who is usually the father.