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  • 12-17-2008, 05:27 PM
    kate3937
    Father Does Not Consent to Name Change
    My question involves name change laws in the State of: Florida-Walton County.
    My daughter-in-law wants a divorce. They were married in May, their daughter was born in September. She moved out of the house the end of September. She told my son today that she wanted to change their daughter's last name to her maiden name. He is extremely opposed to that. He is going in the Air Force next month and is afraid she will try to do this while he is in Basic Training when he may or may not be able to receive mail in a timely fashion or make phone calls to respond to the petition.
    He does not pay court ordered support (no order for it) however, he has sent her money and has also purchased every day items for the baby (diapers, etc) that are delivered to her house. He doesn't want the divorce, and most certainly does not want to give up his rights to his daughter.

    Is there anything he can do now to prevent her from changing thier daughter's name?

    Thank you.
  • 12-22-2008, 02:42 PM
    Mr. Knowitall
    Re: Father Does Not Consent to Name Change
    He can oppose any name change petition.

    If he is on active duty, he can avail himself of his rights under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to stay litigation during his deployment. He should talk to his base legal office.
  • 01-01-2009, 07:20 AM
    kate3937
    Re: Father Does Not Consent to Name Change
    Thank you!
  • 01-03-2009, 07:51 PM
    Amarjudy
    Re: Father Does Not Consent to Name Change
    I just go a book out of my local library it is called your rights to child custody, visitation and support, by mary l boland. (4th edition) It will give you alot of helpful info. It has helped me understand my rights as a mother who's ex wants nothing to do with his son. I hope this helps you out. Good luck
  • 01-04-2009, 06:55 PM
    Xena
    Re: Father Does Not Consent to Name Change
    Quote:

    Quoting Amarjudy
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    I just go a book out of my local library it is called your rights to child custody, visitation and support, by mary l boland. (4th edition) It will give you alot of helpful info. It has helped me understand my rights as a mother who's ex wants nothing to do with his son. I hope this helps you out. Good luck

    Reading a book can be helpful, however, the most help you will get will be by reading the applicable statutes for your state. Often, a book can have incorrect info, but the statutes do not.
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