My question involves name change laws in the State of: california
The father and i were never married. My daughter now 1 1/2 . The father (and his mother) told me when my daughter was born that i had to give her his last name, and then the father (influenced by his mother) refused to have his name on the b-certificate as the father. Can i have his name removed but if not, can i add my last name so it read dads name then my name. He has not signed papers of paternity but the courts gave him 50/50 custody. after a year of back and forth court hearings and lawyers that did not help i mentioned to the judge that he has not signed papers of paternity, the judge did not care and said , so serve him!. The father wants all the rights but none of the responsibilities.

