My question involves name change laws in the State of: Texas
My son is four years old and he is autistic. He is named after his father who was abusive during the marriage so I got a protective order granted against him. I am named sole managing conservetor in the divorce papers, but he does get visitation. The problem is that he refuses to believe there is anything wrong with my son and refuses to have anything to do with him, including both visitation and child support. I want to change his name because of this. I don't necesarily have to change his last name, but I want to change his first, middle, and drop the JR. from it. How do I do this? Do I have to have his dad's consent? If so, is there any way around it?

