My question involves name change laws in the State of: Ohio
I want to change my daughter's last name from that of bio dad's to mine. She has an older brother and younger sister that both have my name and she has used mine most of her life as well but I would like to make it legal. Her father has made no attempt to contact her for a little over 8 1/2 years, she was a year old when we split up. We have a child support order in effect but haven't received any of that for the last 3 months, it was erratic for some time before that. I don't know where he is. What are the chances that it would be granted? Should I just hire a lawyer or attempt it myself?

