If a Father is Ordered to Pay Child Support Can He Change the Child's Last Name
A child was born to unmarried parents in Florida, and has his mother's last name. Paternity was not established when the child was born. Now a child support action is pending. When child support is awarded, will that give the father the legal right to change the child's last name from the mother's to his?
Re: If a Child Support Order is Issued Can the Father Change the Child's Last Name
There will be no automatic name change upon entry of a child support order, nor will the father have any unilateral authority to change the child's name. If the father wants a name change he will need to petition the court for a name change and, if the mother objects, convince the court that the name change is in the best interest of the child.