name change

[duckso67]

minnesota hello a quick ????. 4 yrs ago my son was born,at birth a few of took blood tests 4 months later the results were hes mine. in the meantime his last name is same as his mothers. present time i was granted full legal and physical custody of him, is there anyway i can change his last name to mine thanks

 

[stealth2]

You could petition the court to have it done. The question's going to be why is it so imporant now, when it wasn't 3 1/2 years ago?

 

[duckso67]

at the time of birth a last name for the child need to be on the birth certificate. like i said i didnt find out until for months later he was mine. his mother had full custody, i was paying support blah blah. now she has been convicted of doing and selling crystal meth. we went to court in aug 02. i won the case for full custody. in minnesota they say the only way to get his name changed is if she agrees. last time i checked hell wasnt frozen. i was wondering about some kind of "loophole"

 

[stealth2]

No, the court can change the child's name against the other parent's wishes, but you'll have to present compelling reasons for it to do so. Having full custody, you have a better than even chance to do so, I'd say.