Changing a childs name -Help needed.

inkie

This happened to my brother. His daughter was born in 1998 and given his surname. They were not married. When they split up, the child's mother went and changed the child surname to the same as hers. He did not have any say in the matter, as she went and did this and told him after.

angie_baby

inkie wrote: »

This happened to my brother. His daughter was born in 1998 and given his surname. They were not married. When they split up, the child's mother went and changed the child surname to the same as hers. He did not have any say in the matter, as she went and did this and told him after.

Im sorry for that. But by boys father has had no contact since he left over five years ago. It was his choice drugs or his son and me. He chose the first. The only time i heard anything was four years ago when the police raided my house at 3 in the morning as he had given my address. Its a shame, i wanted it to work thats why my son had his surname, but my son just has me and my dad, so he deserves my family name.

lainey_stardust

hi , my dd wanted to change her surname to mine when she was 14 coz her dad hadn't spoken to her for 4 years. We had to wait until she was almost 16,the solicitor said it was to do with the child being of an an age to show her own mind. it didn't cost me anything, i was working part time then and got legal aid but i think it would have cost around £45.It's very simple and she got a change of name deed written by the solicitor and signed by me as her parent renouncing any connection with her dads surname and wishing to be known from then by my surname.she keeps this with her birth certificate and it has been accepted with no trouble by banks etc as I.D.
hope this helps you,good luck.

loopylass

i changed my eldests name by deed poll 2 years ago as he wanted his step fathers name(i was not married to his father) i waited until he was 16 then i didnt need to sign the form i went through a solicitor and it cost over £100 the solicitor said anybody can get the names changed by deedpoll but if the father wants to kick up a fuss then it might change

I said no chance of that he hasnt wanted to know since he was 4 lol

misswig

Hi

If the father has no PR then you can change your sons surname legally. You can do it by deedpoll which costs around £30 ish and you will need to supply his birth certificate and a letter from yourself stating that all people with PR have agreed to the name change. Alternatively you can get a solicitor to draw up a change of name deed which is suitable for changing passports etc. I have very recently changed my sons surname to my maiden name at the same time as i changed mine and it cost me £60 + VAT

HTH

tranquil_2

I don't know if you can still do this but 30 years ago my mother was in the process of a long and complicated divorce from my natural father. My natural father would not have consented to me not having his last name. This was mum's way round it. She double-barreled my surname by using an affadavit drawn up by a solicitor and witnessed.

Throughout my childhood I had a double-barrelled surname made up of my natural father and my step-dad surnames (i.e. tranquil natural-stepname). I then just used my stepdad's surname day to day. When it was time to appy for my passport and driving license I sent off the affadavit with my birth certificate and got both in just my stepdad's surname no problem. I think that primary school were aware of the double barrel but just used stapdad's name. By the time I got to secondary school I just used the one surname.

At the time my mum and stepdad weren't married. I was about 3 at the time, and my mum had changed her name by deed poll, she had a new baby and wanted us all to have the same last name.

If you can't change your son's name by deed poll and it is still possible to do this then there would be no reason why you couldn't double-barrel with your maiden name and just use your name for both of you day to day. It didn't cost my mum very much (but this was 30 years ago).

Hope this helps.

shazrobo

hi, my twin sons were born in 1995, i was married to their father and he was on their birth certificates.after the divorce shortly after, he never saw the kids and i changed their names, by seeing a solicitor and getting a change of name deed for each of them.
is a change of name deed a problem in getting a passport, i ask cos sons now 12, and i would love to take them abroad for a hol, but as they are known as different names than what is on their birth certificate i see it as a prob in gaining passports for them

lainey_stardust

shazbro, you would just have to send a copy of the name change deed with the application form. my DD keeps has her deed stapled to her birth certificate. it's been accepted as proof of ID at banks,jobcentres etc...
hope this helps.

tigtag02

shazrobo wrote: »

hi, my twin sons were born in 1995, i was married to their father and he was on their birth certificates.after the divorce shortly after, he never saw the kids and i changed their names, by seeing a solicitor and getting a change of name deed for each of them.
is a change of name deed a problem in getting a passport, i ask cos sons now 12, and i would love to take them abroad for a hol, but as they are known as different names than what is on their birth certificate i see it as a prob in gaining passports for them

I changes my DD's surname from the sprem donors to mine about 10 years ago by deed. Basically a legally document renouncing the original name (which is still on her BC) and stating she is to be now known by the new name.

I had to provide a written statement to the passport office along with a copy of the deed stating that sperm donor did not have objections ~ hadnt seen him for ages so said *as far as I was aware* he didnt have objections.

Since she has had the passport in the new name she has never used her BC as ID.

HTH
tigtag

vix2000

ring around for prices. I had my daughters changed in 1991 when a baby, and last year she needed a passport and papers lost. She had to do it again, and the quotes ranged from £30 + vat and £80 + vat for exactly the same thing. It is free, or token cost, to do it through the court but takes longer.