name change

[SCOTTNEEDSTONO]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? connecticut. Dad lives 30 minutes away. Dad, never makes any attempt to see him. Never calls him, even though this kid has had a cell phone for the last three years. Matthew, is his name and he has been calling me Dad for the last 2 years. He wants me to adopt him as do, I and his Mother. We will be wanting to do that through an attorney, however we recently bought a house in Glastonbury and wanted him to not have a name change in the middle of the school year.as we expect that an addoption may take awhile. I went through that same scenario when I was ten and it had a negative impact on me as kids that age can be cruel. Matthews biological father is under no orders for child support if that matters at all. I have two sons from a previouse marriage that I have had custody of for the last nine years and Matt rally wants to share the same name as the rest of us. Thanks

 

[penelope10]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? connecticut. Dad lives 30 minutes away. Dad, never makes any attempt to see him. Never calls him, even though this kid has had a cell phone for the last three years. Matthew, is his name and he has been calling me Dad for the last 2 years. He wants me to adopt him as do, I and his Mother. We will be wanting to do that through an attorney, however we recently bought a house in Glastonbury and wanted him to not have a name change in the middle of the school year.as we expect that an addoption may take awhile. I went through that same scenario when I was ten and it had a negative impact on me as kids that age can be cruel. Matthews biological father is under no orders for child support if that matters at all. I have two sons from a previouse marriage that I have had custody of for the last nine years and Matt rally wants to share the same name as the rest of us. Thanks

Double thread.

OP., please close this one. There are answers/questions posted on the other thread.