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  • 05-18-2013, 10:23 PM
    heidihonea
    Changing Son's Name to My Boyfriend and Letting Him Adopt Him
    My question involves adoption law for the State of: Arizona
    I've been with my boyfriend for 3 years, we plan to get married but he just got off probation and we're waiting until all his debt is paid. That should only take about a year. My son was about 6 months old when we got together and his biological father stopped seeing him months before that. biological dad did sign birth certificate tho. We have a 1 1/2 year old daughter also. I want to get him into preschool but not with the bio dad last name....I want him to have my boyfriends name because it's the only dad he's known. I also would like him to adopt him but if I can at least Change his name I'd be happy.
  • 05-18-2013, 11:00 PM
    Disagreeable
    Re: Changing Son's Name to My Boyfriend and Letting Him Adopt Him
    You can certainly apply to the court for it. The court will consider the best interests of the child and rule. Frankly, "I want to attempt to replace his real father, by naming naming him after my criminally convicted boyfriend", is not very compelling.
  • 05-19-2013, 06:45 AM
    jk
    Re: Changing Son's Name to My Boyfriend and Letting Him Adopt Him
    No, you are not going to be able to do a "back door adoption" and change your son's name to your boyfriends name.

    After you get married, you can look into adoption but you haven't said much about the father of the daughter. Is he paying child support? Is he even ordered to pay child support? Has the father had any contact with the child at all and if so, when is the last time?


    If the father has abandoned the child, it may be possible to apply to have his rights terminated and your then husband to adopt the child but the information is a bit lacking to go to that point already.
  • 05-19-2013, 10:29 AM
    heidihonea
    Re: Changing Son's Name to My Boyfriend and Letting Him Adopt Him
    My boyfriend is my daughters father. ..I thought I Saud that. And my sins bio dad hasn't seen him since he was 2 months old.
  • 05-19-2013, 10:45 AM
    jk
    Re: Changing Son's Name to My Boyfriend and Letting Him Adopt Him
    Quote:

    Quoting heidihonea
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    My boyfriend is my daughters father. ..I thought I Saud that..


    I meant the father of your son.




    Quote:

    And my sins bio dad hasn't seen him since he was 2 months old
    so, now the answers to the rest of the questions only with the son's father being the person in question.
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