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Q: My 9 year old daughter wants to change her last name

I was wondering if you could give advice as to my daughter is 9 years old her father has only seen her 2 times a year give or take and each time for less than 30 mins for each visit. She cries when she has to go with him so bad that she throws up she has been wanting her last name changed to mine i... View More

Nic  Schaefer
Nic Schaefer
answered on Sep 3, 2019

You can change her name, but you'll have to get permission from her father.

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