DaSavedSinner
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Missouri/Illinois .
My wife and I are looking for information on me legally adopting (or at least changing name of) our daughter. She has her mother's maiden name and her father was never in the picture (or on birth certificate) due to being incarcerated and added to sex offenders registry as a result of statutory charges. My wife and I have been married for 5 years now and many times our daughter asks when she can have my last name too. Approximately what costs and hassle would be involved in adopting her or at least changing her last name? I labeled this as Missouri/Illinois since we married and live in Missouri but they are both born in Illinois as well as the biological father being in Illinois. They have lived in Missouri for 7 years now. Thank you in advance for any help.
My wife and I are looking for information on me legally adopting (or at least changing name of) our daughter. She has her mother's maiden name and her father was never in the picture (or on birth certificate) due to being incarcerated and added to sex offenders registry as a result of statutory charges. My wife and I have been married for 5 years now and many times our daughter asks when she can have my last name too. Approximately what costs and hassle would be involved in adopting her or at least changing her last name? I labeled this as Missouri/Illinois since we married and live in Missouri but they are both born in Illinois as well as the biological father being in Illinois. They have lived in Missouri for 7 years now. Thank you in advance for any help.