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Fanci411
My question involves paternity law for the State of: Louisiana
My sister is still legally married to (did not change her last name) but has no contact with the father of her 4 year old daughter. He left them when her daughter was 2 months old and has not had any contact with them in over 3 years. He has been in and out of jail during this time. Now that the child is about to enter school, her mother would like to either change her name to match hers and remove the father's name, or at least hyphenate the last name. Is this possible? How should she proceed? Please advise.