I live in Texas and have a seven month old son. The father and I broke up during early pregnancy and I gave my son my last name. During the establishment of paternity at AG's office, he decided he wanted my son to have his last name. I have spoken to several attorney's about this issue, and everyone repeats the same thing ... what is in the best interest of the child? What all is factored in determining what is in a child's best interest? Father has paid under 300 in child support since birth and has gone for long periods without seeing the baby. I have two older children with my last name from my marriage to their father. I made a commitment to myself long ago that if I ever remarried I would elect to keep my last name so I wouldn't have a different name than my children. I am prepared to hire an attorney, but I've heard judges typically rule in favor of the father in these cases. So again, "what is in the best interest of the child" exactly?

