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    Default How can my husband adopt my daughter?

    I am the mother of a 7 year old daughter and she wants to change her name to my husbands. I am not really sure how to go about this. My ex only gets to see her for 2 hours every weekend and they are supervised. My husband is the only daddy that she has ever known. I need help and don't know what to do.

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    Default Changing Child's Surname

    Usually, a formal name change would require a petition to the court which has jurisdiction over the custody matters, and a finding by the court that the name change is in the child's best interests. Laws and procedures vary by state.

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