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Adults and especially children pay little to no attention to local news. Even when they listen or read it, they forget it in a day or two. That is why I asked about media coverage in the town the children live in. The age of the children has a lot to do with it being more mom than the children that want the name change. But, non of that means mom can get a name change without dads ok. Unless his name is not on the children's birth certificates.
It's a double homicide ... it's going to be everywhere in the news. And some parents have no filter when it comes to discussing scandals when their kids are within earshot, perhaps not realizing that their kids - who likely go to the same school are OP's kids - will be talking about it.

I don't blame the children *or* the parent for wanting to change their names in this situation.