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    Angry Name Change After Paternity is Established

    My question involves name change laws in the State of: ALABAMA WHEN MY SON WAS BORN MANY YEARS AGO, I PERSUMED MY EX HUSBAND WAS THE FATHER AND HIS NAME IS ON THE B.C.BUT I HAVE NOW FOUND OUT THAT HE IS NOT THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER. AT THE TIME OF HIS BIRTH, THE CERTIFICATE ONLY HAD TO BE SIGNED BY ONE PARENT SO HE DID NOT SIGN THE B.C. I DID NOT ASK FOR ANY SUPPORT FOR THIS CHILD WHEN WE DIVORCED. THE ONLY FATHER MY SON HAS KNOWN IS HIS STEP FATHER,AS I REMARRIED WHEN HE WAS 3 YEARS OLD.I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE MY SON'S LAST NAME AND REMOVE MY EX HUSBANDS ON THE BIRTH C. PLEASE ADVISE ME.

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    Default Re: Name change after paternity is established

    Quote Quoting SUNSHINE_17
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    My question involves name change laws in the State of: ALABAMA WHEN MY SON WAS BORN MANY YEARS AGO, I PERSUMED MY EX HUSBAND WAS THE FATHER AND HIS NAME IS ON THE B.C.BUT I HAVE NOW FOUND OUT THAT HE IS NOT THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER. AT THE TIME OF HIS BIRTH, THE CERTIFICATE ONLY HAD TO BE SIGNED BY ONE PARENT SO HE DID NOT SIGN THE B.C. I DID NOT ASK FOR ANY SUPPORT FOR THIS CHILD WHEN WE DIVORCED. THE ONLY FATHER MY SON HAS KNOWN IS HIS STEP FATHER,AS I REMARRIED WHEN HE WAS 3 YEARS OLD.I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE MY SON'S LAST NAME AND REMOVE MY EX HUSBANDS ON THE BIRTH C. PLEASE ADVISE ME.
    Get a consult with a local attorney. You didn't say how old your son is, but you have given an indication that it was many years ago, you might not be able to do anything now, which is why you need to speak to a local attorney.

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