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    Default Re: Petitioning for Name Change or Adoption When the Other Parent Lives Abroad

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    Dad will need to be served. The child's grandparents will need to be served as well.

    But your biggest hurdle is.... I want to change my child's name because I want him to have the same name as my new boyfriend. That's not going to fly in a california courtroom. And since your father has an idea of where he is, I'm sure he can help you locate him so he can object (and have his rightful day in court), and his side of the family probably knows where he is. you have lots of options.
    Are you sure the bolded is correct?

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    Default Re: Petitioning for Name Change or Adoption When the Other Parent Lives Abroad

    That doesn't seem right to me either, she has disowned my child since he was 3 months old, and she never had much involvement prior to disowning him.

    I wonder if there is any kind of legal aid I could get to get some solid guidance on what to do, I'm not sure where to look, but I want this all straightened out for good.

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    Default Re: Petitioning for Name Change or Adoption When the Other Parent Lives Abroad

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    I forgot to mention in my original post that my son and I are both dual nationality (I am american by birth with UK citizenship, my son was born in the UK but was registered as a US citizen abroad when he was 5 weeks old). My son's father is a UK citizen, who lives in the UK.
    And the U.K. was the nation that issued the most recent custody and support order?
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    Also, my dad has no idea where he is, he just had a random email from him, he did not disclose where he lives.
    People are actually pretty easy to find. Your U.K. process server can likely track him down.

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    Default Re: Petitioning for Name Change or Adoption When the Other Parent Lives Abroad

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    Are you sure the bolded is correct?
    If you look on the actual petition it states:

    if either or both parents are deceased or cannot be located, serve notice of the hearing on the child's grandparents, if living, not less than 30 days before the hearing under the CCP

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    Default Re: Petitioning for Name Change or Adoption When the Other Parent Lives Abroad

    Yes the divorce was filed in the UK and I was given full custody of my son and permission to bring him back home to America to live, my ex did not even contest this. He wanted to keep all of our material possessions, I wanted our son & the dogs, that was our arrangement. I left without a penny, but I am rich beyond words with my son in my life. I read that it is possible to change his name by deed poll in the UK without his father's consent if I can prove his father's absense, I may end up going that route as it seems easier, I will put out an ad in the local paper where his father last lived to try and locate him I guess. I don't have an address for my ex's mother so the best I can do is send a letter to the old address i know he know longer lives at and see if he has something set up with the post office out there to forward his mail. I'm guessing if the UK courts allow the name change the California courts will acknowledge it so I can change his US passport?

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    Default Re: Petitioning for Name Change or Adoption When the Other Parent Lives Abroad

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    If you look on the actual petition it states:

    if either or both parents are deceased or cannot be located, serve notice of the hearing on the child's grandparents, if living, not less than 30 days before the hearing under the CCP
    Ok, that does not say parents AND grandparents. It says grandparent if the parents are deceased or cannot be located. That makes more sense. She only has to serve the grandparents if she is unable to locate dad to serve him.

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