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bethde
My question involves name change laws in the State of: FL
I have both legal and physical custody of my two boys with a "no visitation for father" notation . I have remarried and wanted to change their last names to match mine. My ex husband (their biological father) lives in another state, doesn't have contact, per a protective order, or pay support, even though there IS an order for him to. He always "hides" when we have to have him served with papers, and I always have to end up advertising it in the newspaper. Since, i have legal custody of the children, do i have to notify their biological father to have their names changed? if I do have to notify him, can i skip trying to get personal service, since we've tried that MANY times for other things (divorce, custody etc) and just publish it? Thanks for any advice.