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    Exclamation How Can I Change My Daughter's Last Name

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

    My daughter is two years old she has never met let alone spoke to her biological father. He left when I was four months pregnant. He denied her till about a year ago when we were required to get a dna test. He still has no contact and wants nothing to do with us. My fiancé who she knows as dad wants her to have his last name cause we're getting marred and she has my maiden last. He obviously is not on the birth certificate and has no rights.


    Can I get her name changed without his concent or do I have to still have concent? If I need concent and I can't find him how do I go about finding him?

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    Default Re: How Can I Change My Daughter's Last Name

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

    My daughter is two years old she has never met let alone spoke to her biological father. He left when I was four months pregnant. He denied her till about a year ago when we were required to get a dna test. He still has no contact and wants nothing to do with us. My fiancé who she knows as dad wants her to have his last name cause we're getting marred and she has my maiden last. He obviously is not on the birth certificate and has no rights.


    Can I get her name changed without his concent or do I have to still have concent? If I need concent and I can't find him how do I go about finding him?
    If paternity was established, which i'm guessing it was because of the DNA test, he has rights and the ability to add his name to the birth certificate. His rights are limited if there is no parenting plan, but 'required to get a DNA test' sounds to me like there is a child support order, so his rights aren't THAT limited, he could go to court at any point and file for parenting time.

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    Default Re: How Can I Change My Daughter's Last Name

    It is unlikely a court will grant a minor's name be changed to that of an unrelated third party absent a marriage of many years and proof it is in the childs best interests.

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    Default Re: How Can I Change My Daughter's Last Name

    The other option is that your fiancé could adopt her (if that is possible in this situation). That appears to be what you're really trying to accomplish and you're just pretending by doing just a name change (which I agreed is unlikely to be approved).

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    Default Re: How Can I Change My Daughter's Last Name

    Get married, then your spouse should be able to adopt the child....Put if you ever divorce, he'll be liable for child support, etc.

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