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Ralrel2
My question involves name change laws in the State of: Georgia
The boys were born in Florida. Their biological father signed both birthcertificates. I am their mother. I split from their biological father after he took our oldest son and slammed him into a dresser. After a month I moved from Florida to Georgia with the 2 boys to start a new life for them. (they were 23 months old and 6 months old)
We've had no contact with the biological father for 5 yrs. There's never been child support or visitations. He simply isn't in the picture. I know he spent a year in prison, and I know he's back in the same county where he was before prison, but where exactly, I don't know.
Both boys, my husband and I would like them to have our last name. Since the biological father and I were never married and he hasn't been a father, we don't see the point in them having his last name. My husband is their Daddy and supports them 100%.
How do we go about changing their name, and would there be any problems doing this since the biological father hasn't been around for the past 5 years?
Any help would be appreciated!