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  • 09-07-2012, 04:16 PM
    jendechant
    How Do I Change My Child's Surname
    My question involves name change laws in the State of: Rhode Island

    My daughter is four and when she was born, my husband and I were not married, so I asked that her last name be my maiden name. She was born in Illinois, but we live in Rhode Island now. How do I go about changing her surname to my husband and I's last name? He is her father on the birth certificate. There's no issue of paternity.
  • 09-07-2012, 05:01 PM
    jk
    Re: How Do I Change My Child's Surname
    you file for a name change through the courts.


    I think this is the form:

    http://www.providenceri.com/efile/599


    If not, I'll bet it's somewhere in here:

    http://sos.ri.gov/library/probate/
  • 09-07-2012, 08:16 PM
    jendechant
    Re: How Do I Change My Child's Surname
    Thank you!

    I've spent an insane number of hours consulting Google. I appreciate the response.
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