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Can I change my son’s surname without his father’s consent?
Let me start by saying that have been divorced and re married my son’s father doesn’t pay maintenance as we have no way to contact him or know where to look. My current husband and I have been together for the past u could say 6 years and he has been dad to my son for all of it .
My son knows about his real dad but frequently asks to change his surname to that of his stepdad how do I change his surname if I can’t find my ex husband to give consent
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I find the whole idea of changing a child’s surname abhorrent! You are effectively trying to wipe out his identity and History for your own selfishness! Why not leave it up to your son when he is old enough to make an informed decision? i.e when he’s 18
I still think it should be an informed decision when they are old enough! Otherwise the accusation of brainwashing in the absence of the other parent!!!!
– If you looked hard enough you’d find him.. Sounds like utter bollocks!
I had my surname changed when l was in junior school wasn’t told it was going to be changed just told when it was to a name of a man my mum wasn’t even married too and not quite sure they got consent from my dad, needless to say they are no longer together and am now stuck with his surname, unless of course l pay to have it changed back to my birth name, so in my opinion wait and let them make there own decision as had l had the choice l’d have kept my birth name!
Nobody is telling you how to bring up your Daughter! I and many others wouldn’t want to let my child make such an important choice! You bring up your kids the best way you think! Who am I or anyone else to judge?
If ur going to change his name the only name that I think to change it to would be ur maiden name. So the child has some self identity to ur background.. if u mean to ur husbands name then ur child should be left to make that desition when he’s old enuf to understand
No you can’t just change it, you need to get his permission or go through the courts proving you have tried to find him and that he has had no contact with his child at all for several years! I’m not estranged from my kids but the X tried to do it anyway, she failed miserably thanks to the above information!
You are allowed to change a childs name through deedpoll if the father is not present and you dont know his whereabouts
Fully agree with TONY WALTER my ex thought she could use CSA as a weapon against me to agree to have his name changed I still said no and kept to my guns if anything it is backfired as when self employed which I am know as CSA can only take £15 a week of me and was going to pay more than this privately but she started all of this. All sad really my son used to come down a lot when younger but as been brainwashed by my Ex and mother in law. She even told me if I agree to a name change she would not have maintenace of me as if this is what I wanted. CSA was inevitable but for the wrong reasons.