My question involves name change laws in the State of: Wisconsin
We have a confusing situation. My husband has had sole custody of my step son since 2011. My step son's mom was only given supervised visitation because of neglect. He has his mom's last name. The problem is, his mom jumped on a plane last year and didn't leave a forwarding address. The courts are having a hard time finding her because she owes us quite a bit of child support. So what do I do if no one knows how to find her? That was the purpose of her leaving the state.
Also, the custody order was done in the county that my step son was born in, but we live 2 counties away. Do the forms we have to submit the forms to that clerk of courts or can we do it in the county we live in? I ask because she no longer lives in this state, and we don't live in that county, so I'm not sure if it's where the custody order was done or the county that he resides in.
Do the courts typically have an age cut off? Is it typically a simple process or a drawn out process?

