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Old 04-27-2008, 01:16 PM
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Minor wants to change last name to mother's maiden name.

What is the name of your state? Arizona. My 13 year old has not has contact with or recieved support from her father in California for more than five years. He is not incarcerated, but he did some things in front of her when she was smaller to make her not want to be associated with him. Her paternal grandparents have ignored her, not even bothering to send her a birthday or christmas card in the last nine years. I have full legal and physical custody. Do I need to locate him and get his permission for her to change her name?What is the name of your state?
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I suspect you know the answer is yes.
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Old 04-27-2008, 01:59 PM
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I suspect you know the answer is yes.
While you are probably right, she does have full legal and physical custody, and he has been awol for 5 years. It wouldn't hurt to consult with a local attorney.
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[quote=azspring123;1908103]What is the name of your state? Arizona. My 13 year old has not has contact with or recieved support from her father in California for more than five years.
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He is not incarcerated, but he did some things in front of her when she was smaller to make her not want to be associated with him
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So it was her choice, and you let her make that decision.

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Her paternal grandparents have ignored her, not even bothering to send her a birthday or christmas card in the last nine years.
Sorry to hear about that, but Grandparents are not obligated.
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I have full legal and physical custody. Do I need to locate him and get his permission for her to change her name?What is the name of your state?
As Stealth said: Yes you do.
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While you are probably right, she does have full legal and physical custody, and he has been awol for 5 years. It wouldn't hurt to consult with a local attorney.
Doesn't make a difference where he's been for 5 years, nor that she has sole custody. The Family Code requires that he be notified, and if he cannot be found, then she notify the grandparents of the child.
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Old 04-27-2008, 05:09 PM
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Doesn't make a difference where he's been for 5 years, nor that she has sole custody. The Family Code requires that he be notified, and if he cannot be found, then she notify the grandparents of the child.
The family code in CA actually requires her to notify the grandparents if the father cannot be found? Wow, that's very different. In most states grandparents are not required to be notified even in the event of an adoption, let alone a name change.
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The family code in CA actually requires her to notify the grandparents if the father cannot be found? Wow, that's very different. In most states grandparents are not required to be notified even in the event of an adoption, let alone a name change.
We are a different beast over here.... I tell you. Some things we do absolutely right. Other things, not so much .... or we're on the slow boat to change it.

For instance, while most states have had leglislation re: AOP and having a father's name on the birth certificate, CA has only required it since about 1997. 1996 they started enacting it though.

Now most people will go around (and in most cases it's not even a lie) say that they don't know who the grandparents are. Shoot, people don't even get to know the person they are swapping bodily fluids with, let alone their extended family
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