My question involves name change laws in the State of: Louisiana
I recently got married in 2011. Prior to my marriage I had 2 sons. I gave both my last name since i was unmarried at the time. My husband would like to adopt them as his to help them feel more apart of the family but i have two odd cases i feel and am not sure how it will all work.
Case 1 (Son 1)
When he was born i did not name a father on the birth certificate because honestly i did not know who it was. I prefer not to get into the reasons as it is very personal. He is about to turn 13, and we have never received support or had dealings with a biological parent just for the record.
Case 2 (Son 2)
Father is named on certificate and does (court ordered) pay support bi-monthly. He is 7 yrs old and has not seen his biological father since he was one. His biological father has three other children to a woman he married after leaving me and his son. His biological father lives in PA while we live in LA. There has been no attempt to contact his son, no communication other than with the colfax clerk of courts.
How hard do you think this will be and costly??

