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    Question Changing a Child's Last Name to Her Biological Father's Surname

    My question involves name change laws in the State of: Virginia

    the question I have is how would you go about changing a childs last name when the father on their birth certificate is not their biological father. I would like to know how to change the childs last name to the biological father's last name and change the father's name to the childs biological fathers name.

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    Default Re: Changing a Childs Last Name to There Biological Father's Last Name

    How old is the child?

    Where is Legal Dad?

    Were you married and are you now divorced?

    Does Legal Dad want to remain Legal Dad?

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    Default Re: Changing a Childs Last Name to There Biological Father's Last Name

    To change the child's name you'll need to notify the legal parent and then apply to court for a hearing.
    To change an adults name you have to apply to court.

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    Default Re: Changing a Childs Last Name to There Biological Father's Last Name

    Quote Quoting flyingron
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    To change the child's name you'll need to notify the legal parent and then apply to court for a hearing.
    To change an adults name you have to apply to court.

    I think she's wanting to change the father on the birth certificate

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    Default Re: Changing a Childs Last Name to There Biological Father's Last Name

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    I think she's wanting to change the father on the birth certificate
    i do want to change the farthers name on the birth cert to the childs biological fathers name. the one on the birth cert is not her real father and i want to change her last name

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    Default Re: Changing a Childs Last Name to There Biological Father's Last Name

    Please answer my questions.

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