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Old 05-12-2008, 11:47 AM
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Naming my Baby

What is the name of your state? Oklahoma

My partner and I are planning on having a baby next year. We are going to use a sperm bank for a donor with my partner giving birth. Can the new child be given my last name or does the state mandate it be given the birth parents last name?
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Old 05-12-2008, 12:19 PM
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The new child can be given any name the mother so desires.
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Old 05-12-2008, 12:25 PM
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The new child can be given any name the mother so desires.
Up to, and including, "Rumplestiltskin Fondue!"
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Legal parent(s) can name their kids anything they want. Bio or not. My kids bioparents did not need to approve my daughter's current name.
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Old 05-12-2008, 03:31 PM
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Legal parent(s) can name their kids anything they want. Bio or not. My kids bioparents did not need to approve my daughter's current name.
True.
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