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    Default Changing My Daughter's Last Name In New York State

    My question involves name change laws in the State of: New York

    I am a mommy to an amazing little girl in new york who is 9 months old. My question is how do I change her last name without her father? I have an order of protection against him and the order isn't up for two years. The reason I do not want her father to know is because I'm scared he will try and harm me and my daughter. He has made threats like this before and was found guilty. He does not pay support or have any visitation rights to her. He only wants to have some kind of control over me and this would be it.So if I could please have some advice about this it would be great.

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    Default Re: Changing My Daughter's Last Name In New York State

    You dont. He has the right to know about your petition.

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    Default Re: Changing My Daughter's Last Name In New York State

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    My question involves name change laws in the State of: New York

    I am a mommy to an amazing little girl in new york who is 9 months old. My question is how do I change her last name without her father? I have an order of protection against him and the order isn't up for two years. The reason I do not want her father to know is because I'm scared he will try and harm me and my daughter. He has made threats like this before and was found guilty. He does not pay support or have any visitation rights to her. He only wants to have some kind of control over me and this would be it.So if I could please have some advice about this it would be great.
    I'm confused...

    How does the child's last name convey control or a lack of control?

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    Default Re: Changing My Daughter's Last Name In New York State

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    I'm confused...

    How does the child's last name convey control or a lack of control?
    Agreed.... because dad would NEVER think to look under mom's maiden name...

    Oh wait, you weren't going to change your daughter's name to your maiden name, were you?

    You were going to change it to your new husband's name, right?

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    Default Re: Changing My Daughter's Last Name In New York State

    No I don't have a new husband or even a boyfriend thank you very much. I'm a single mommy and proud of it. And for your information I was changing her last name to her great grandfather's last name who passed away before she was born. You don't know what this guy was done to me and threatens to do if I still somehow don't live to the way he wants me too. (death threats if I do change her last name) So before you act all high and mighty walk a mile in my shoes and know the whole story of what has happen before you judge.

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    Default Re: Changing My Daughter's Last Name In New York State

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    No I don't have a new husband or even a boyfriend thank you very much. I'm a single mommy and proud of it. And for your information I was changing her last name to her great grandfather's last name who passed away before she was born. You don't know what this guy was done to me and threatens to do if I still somehow don't live to the way he wants me too. (death threats if I do change her last name) So before you act all high and mighty walk a mile in my shoes and know the whole story of what has happen before you judge.
    You know what would be really helpful?

    If you put all the important information in your first post so that we would know. Sure, it takes away the "You didn't know about THIS" GOTCHA moment, but it would help us to help you.

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    Default Re: Changing My Daughter's Last Name In New York State

    well i'm sorry I'm a private person. I thought the two year order of protection would have been a BIG red flag and the fact that I said I was scared he would HARM my child and myself.

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