Child's Last Name Change and Child Custody
My question involves a child custody case from the State of:Florida
Good morning. I am going through a divorce process and I am almost 7 month pregnant. The child's father hasn’t been interested on anything related to the baby. I haven’t seen him for about 4 to 5 month. My lawyer contacts his and he said he is willing to give me full custody of the child. My question is, can I give my last name to my son and not his dad's?. He has been bothering me all this time, even when I don’t see him; he talks things about me with friends, he is trying to take my business, and many other things just to hurt me. He has proved he doesn’t care about the baby, but just he is just trying to make things difficult. If I choose to give my last name to my son, can he change that after?? Is there anything I can do to avoid that change if he tries to do it?. I found out he married me for money, he is pissed because I found out and ask for divorce. He even told me he was going to kill us. I don’t know whether he meant it or not, but I am afraid the judge will give him rights to take the child with him on weekends and that he could actually end up doing something to the baby. Can I do anything to avoid this from happening?
Thank you,
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My question involves a child custody case from the State of:Florida
Good morning. I am going through a divorce process and I am almost 7 month pregnant. The child's father hasn’t been interested on anything related to the baby. I haven’t seen him for about 4 to 5 month. My lawyer contacts his and he said he is willing to give me full custody of the child. My question is, can I give my last name to my son and not his dad's?. He has been bothering me all this time, even when I don’t see him; he talks things about me with friends, he is trying to take my business, and many other things just to hurt me. He has proved he doesn’t care about the baby, but just he is just trying to make things difficult. If I choose to give my last name to my son, can he change that after?? Is there anything I can do to avoid that change if he tries to do it?. I found out he married me for money, he is pissed because I found out and ask for divorce. He even told me he was going to kill us. I don’t know whether he meant it or not, but I am afraid the judge will give him rights to take the child with him on weekends and that he could actually end up doing something to the baby. Can I do anything to avoid this from happening?
Thank you,
Your attorney is the best person to answer your questions.
I hope that your attorney has already informed you that your divorce cannot be finalized until after the baby is born.
Your husband is the legal father and as such he has the right to have a form of custody and visitation, which the Judge will almost certainly order.
Talk to your attorney about it to see what evidence you'll need to prove that Dad presents a danger to his child.