It looks like i'll have to ask my ex for consent and thats my only problem i see Thank you all again x. You can change your childs name even if the father has legal responsibility. You have to not know of their whereabouts though the father The link to the Legal Deed Poll is good, I changed my sons name with them and the school have accepted it. Its really simple and quick. Hello , I'm hoping to do the same with my two children , add my surname onto theirs.
I don't wish to take fathers name away only add my own as we were not married. Did you have any luck with going ahead? You only need permission from the father if your changing the name completely I think! If your only adding a name by a double barrel you will just need to do it by deed poll but it will cost you. My kids have double barrel surnames as I wasn't married to their dad and so wanted them to still have my name too!
Wish I could change their names to my married name, my hubby is more a dad to them then their proper dad has ever being! Single parents Access to my children. To add, my eldest daughter has her father my ex's surname we were never married, I decided to give her her dads surname when she was born.
I'm now married and have two further children with my husband so we all have the same surname and hers is different. In actual fact in our case I think I could do it without his consent she was born before Dec , he lives away and only has occasional contact, doesn't pay maintenance etc.
But it would open a whole can of worms with him which I really don't want to do right now, for her benefit primarily. But it was interesting to look at that site. In a few short years she can decide for herself. It does give her that link. I don't find it too much of a problem with school, doctors etc. I do automatically specify our surnames though cos otherwise people who don't know tend to presume they're the same. Hi Just to add. He did say I can use both names unofficialy like at school etc but I want to do it officially.
Long as there are no fraudulent reasons for a different name being used or whatever. For a 'known as' name to be used. Maybe I'm wrong:hmmm: Can understand you wanting to do it officially, if you don't want to pursue a court order he might change his mind over time? And your daughter will have a say when she's older x. Family and other relationships Withholding child's passport , what to do? Family and other relationships Miss, Ms or Mrs? After divorce. He won't change his mind because he's one of these people who are never wrong.
He did say I can do what I want unofficially but I don't want to call her one name and he's telling her it's another. The decision to create a double-barrelled surname, a double surname without a hyphen , or to go with just a single surname is very personal.
Couples must make the decision themselves and these days, the double-barrelled surname is chosen for a variety of reasons that differ from the reasons that once motivated this type of name configuration.
Double-barrelled last names used to be an indicator of land-ownership, social status, and a certain level of riches, but today, the practice no longer denotes membership in the upper class.
In fact, many decidedly middle-class individuals don two hyphenated last names. Because the practice has become more common, it now lacks the social benefits it once had. And double-barrelled surnames create certain difficulties in terms of the naming of children. A long surname takes a lot of time to write out by hand when signing documents. And long, cumbersome last names can also be hard to remember and confusing in certain contexts.
Nonetheless, in some cases, women want to keep their surname to maintain the link to their family of origin and pass it on to their children. And in some cases, husband and wife want to display their collective identity through a double-barrelling of their names.
A double-barrelled surname with a hyphen is a great way to accomplish these goals, but a double surname that does not include a hyphen is yet another option that allows a woman to pass her last name on to her husband. In some cases, the woman may decide to create a double-barrelled surname while the husband retains his original surname and makes no changes.
But in other cases, the husband may opt to double-barrel his surname as well. If double-barrelling the surnames is a goal, the couple must decide which name will come first. For women who decide that they want to have a double-barrelled surname, a Deed Poll is often necessary. A deed poll is a legal document through which you formally promise to give up an old name in order to use a new name in all areas of your life. A deed poll is accepted by government offices, banks, and other important institutions in the UK.
Many government departments, companies, and organizations will alter their records to show a double-barrelled surname when the marriage certificate is presented, but some will not banks and financial institutions in particular. NOT double barrelled. It was pointed out by family member that my surname will not be carried down as I have 1 brother, but he will not be having any children.
I really want to start using my surname, not just because we separated, but for keeping the name going also. I reckon common usage is the way to go, but has anybody any insights on to the fact that my surname is already there, but as a middle name Join Date: November Please do not take this the wrong way OP, but are you doing this as a control thing for you or for the betterment of your child. My mother did it out of spite, and tbh, I have no idea what name is on half my stuff now.
My household bills - Her surname because there is not enough room for both on the paper. My passport - both names as a double-barrel. My birth cert - My fathers name. It is a pain is the arse that parents don't seem to realise when they do these things.
Please think of the convenience to your child too. I do not mean this in any harsh way please do not think that. But just as someone who has had to grow up with the awkwardness of it. I have split from my sons father. He had his father's name then and he still does now. Join Date: July I'm not married and my first child was born in 93 when the child's surname was not put on the birth cert.
She went by my surname. In '00, when our second child was born, and children's surnames were being entered on the birth cert, we decided to give no. To have the two the same we had already started to call our eldest by the double barrelled name.
We asked could this be now entered on the birth cert, and were told no by the registrar, and what we were doing was essentially illegal. She said since we were not married, it was assumed the child had my surname, and it was illegal to call her by both names. I went to my local Citizen's Advice and was told that this was madness, that your name is by reputation and a child can go by any surname, and that there was no need to change the eldest by deed poll, as those were the days when the surname wasn't on the birth cert anyway.
Join Date: December Not a fan of double barrel names, I think its selfish. Do do. Or even quadruple barrel names. I included the two names on the birth cert and it turns out the fathers side never uses the paternal name when addressing the child in the post anyhow. Im the only one who uses it on official documents.
Am going to change it too since no one seems to be bothered about it. You can do it by deed poll but if the dad has guardianship you will need to get him on board.
Join Date: February
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