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    Default Bio Father Wants to Change Last Name in Florida

    My boyfriend divorced his wife for cheating, not knowing the baby she carried was his. She gfave birth, They live in Florida, while they were still married. He had a paternity test done, and is the father. He got a copy of the birth certificate when she was about a year old. Ex-wife gave the baby her last name (she and everyone else called her by his last name), he wants to change the surname, or even hyphenate it. She refuses to consent. How does he change, or hyphenate, the daughter's name?

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    Default Re: Bio Father Wants to Change Last Name in Florida

    Has he been formally recognized as the child's father? Is there a custody or support order in effect?

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    Default Re: Bio Father Wants to Change Last Name in Florida

    Also, how old is the child now?

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    Default Re: Bio Father Wants to Change Last Name in Florida

    Yes, he is legally reognized as the father and there is a child support order. Daughter is 16 mos.

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    Default Re: Bio Father Wants to Change Last Name in Florida

    Then he would normally have to petition for the name change in the court which has jurisdiction over custody, and convince the court that it's in the child's best interest to change her name. He should not anticipate that this will be an easy thing to accomplish.

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