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Old 07-18-2006, 03:11 PM
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Minor Name Change by legal guardian

What is the name of your state? Oregon

We have legal guardianship of a little girl. Her biological mother wants to change her name, as do we. I will be filing the paperwork. According to the laws I have read on the matter, the guardian can be the petitioner. My question is, since I am not her biological parent, do I need to peition the court to make me the Guardian Ad Litem or can I just act as the parent and skip this step?
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Old 07-18-2006, 05:31 PM
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What is the name of your state? Oregon

We have legal guardianship of a little girl. Her biological mother wants to change her name, as do we. I will be filing the paperwork. According to the laws I have read on the matter, the guardian can be the petitioner. My question is, since I am not her biological parent, do I need to peition the court to make me the Guardian Ad Litem or can I just act as the parent and skip this step?
Where is the father?

In any event, ma and the guardians should both sign. A GAL will be appointed to represent the kid.
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Old 07-18-2006, 05:55 PM
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What is the name of your state? Oregon

We have legal guardianship of a little girl. Her biological mother wants to change her name, as do we. I will be filing the paperwork. According to the laws I have read on the matter, the guardian can be the petitioner. My question is, since I am not her biological parent, do I need to peition the court to make me the Guardian Ad Litem or can I just act as the parent and skip this step?
You will not be the guardian ad liteum. Please find out the meaning of that word. For the rest of it -- what SJ said.
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