My question involves child name change in wv. I had lived in wv for almost 4 years. I have a 10 year old who currently has his father's name and he wants mine. His father name is not on the birth certificate, never paid child support, I've never even filed for any type of support from him. He lives in another state and has never lived in wv. He has only seen my child when my child was 1 and that was it. There has been no contact no anything since that day. We were never married either. Do I still have to locate him for me to change my child last name? The last time we even spoke was when my child was 1 and he filed for a DNA test, which he never even showed up for. The judge just dismissed the case since he never showed. What is the best route for me to go about changing my child's last name?