CA:
I was granted, by default judgment, sole/legal physical custody of my 5yr old daughter. The biological father has not made any real attempt in four years to stay in contact. He lives out of state. He appeared out of the blue, in California, to object to my changing my daughter's name to have a middle name. I changed her last name LEGALLY to my last name 4 years ago in the state of TN. I then had her NY birth certificate amended to show that change.
1) How possible is it for him to overturn the custody judgment?;
2) I did not know his whereabouts in '06 when I got the order for her last name change -- how possible is it for him to appeal that ruling?
3) I want to terminate his parental rights to prevent him from popping up like this. He has never paid support and hasn't seen his daughter in years. In my opinion, he's just pissed that he can't "brand" his name on his offspring.
I was granted, by default judgment, sole/legal physical custody of my 5yr old daughter. The biological father has not made any real attempt in four years to stay in contact. He lives out of state. He appeared out of the blue, in California, to object to my changing my daughter's name to have a middle name. I changed her last name LEGALLY to my last name 4 years ago in the state of TN. I then had her NY birth certificate amended to show that change.
1) How possible is it for him to overturn the custody judgment?;
2) I did not know his whereabouts in '06 when I got the order for her last name change -- how possible is it for him to appeal that ruling?
3) I want to terminate his parental rights to prevent him from popping up like this. He has never paid support and hasn't seen his daughter in years. In my opinion, he's just pissed that he can't "brand" his name on his offspring.