aric1steph
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Texas
My daughter biological father has not seen her since she was one, we split up when she was only three months old and at that time he signed legal papers allowing me to change her last name to mine. I recently got married and my husband would like to adopt my daughter. My daughter has only known him to be her father; we never speak of her biological father and because he never came around, she does not even know about him. She is now seven, and the school she attends allows her to go by my husband’s last name. Anyhow, basically I am wanting to know since her biological father has not bothered to see her or contact her in any form does that fall under abandonment, and do I still need him to consent to adoption, or since he signed the paperwork allowing me to change her last name to what is now my madden name can I legal change her last name to my husbands?
Thanks,
Steph
My daughter biological father has not seen her since she was one, we split up when she was only three months old and at that time he signed legal papers allowing me to change her last name to mine. I recently got married and my husband would like to adopt my daughter. My daughter has only known him to be her father; we never speak of her biological father and because he never came around, she does not even know about him. She is now seven, and the school she attends allows her to go by my husband’s last name. Anyhow, basically I am wanting to know since her biological father has not bothered to see her or contact her in any form does that fall under abandonment, and do I still need him to consent to adoption, or since he signed the paperwork allowing me to change her last name to what is now my madden name can I legal change her last name to my husbands?
Thanks,
Steph