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202349

Hi There

Does anyone know the answers to my questions, if not, can they direct me where to find answers which I know will be correct, and not an opinion.

1-am a single mum with baby aged 18 months.

2-never had one penny from father.

3-fathers name on birth certificate, sorry to say.

4-father walked out when baby was 3 months.

5-I have not spoken to him since that day.

6-am I the only one with PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY.

7-I believe I can change babies name by deed poll without fathers position and that name can be used for anything legal.

8-can I change name on certificate considering the NON CONTACT situation as he has not seen, or apparently wanted to see baby since he was 9 months old.

Posted on: December 26, 2012 - 2:01pm

sparklinglime

I'm afraid that the non-contact issue will not make a difference here. He will have PR as his name is on the birth certificate.

I believe you cannot change the baby's name without the permission of the Father. The baby can be 'known as', however. The birth certificate cannot be changed either.

Maintenance would be regarded as a seperate issue to contact.

Also, he can chose to "walk" back in to your child's life at any point, although this would probably be staged and possibly via a Court order.

Posted on: December 26, 2012 - 2:33pm

Louise

Parenting specialist

Hello there

Sparkling lime is right, you do need the dad's permission to change your child's name officially. See here for some information

If you do not receive any child support then have a look at this website to find out the various things you can do.

Posted on: December 26, 2012 - 5:29pm

202349

Thanks for reply, you confirm what my Google searches suggest, when ready, go to court to ask them to give permission for change.

their decision will be based on all the above mentioned, which should be in my favour, that way, its all legal.

Posted on: December 27, 2012 - 10:38am

donna77

hi, there

i know u have probably solved this issue now, but i have been through this situation myself and it was relatively simple.my 14 year old daughter had her fathers name on her birth cert, and we split when she was 4 months old. she also had his surname. when she was about a year old, i hadnt received any money from him , and he wasnt in contact so i went to local court and signed a statutory declaration stating that she wished to be known by my surname. i was questioned by a judge as to why i wanted the change. i just said because we havent been in touch for over a year and we arent married. they agreed and the declaration has to accompany her birth certificate as the name cant be changed on there. she has been known by my surname ever since and never been a problem. of course when he did get bk in touch he was furious i had changed the name, but cudnt do a thing. in addition i didnt recieve a penny of child support until last year when she was 13. and he told me i was dead to him lol , so there you go !! hope u come bk and say how u got on.:)

Posted on: March 9, 2013 - 7:00pm