Q: Not getting child support because father is using a different last name
In 1999 my children’s father and his grandfather (whom raised him as his own) filed paperwork to get his last name changed to his grandfathers’. The problem was that the paperwork was never sent To formally change his birth certificate. Until a few years ago the DMV would accept the court signed paperwork stating that his last name was changed so since 1999 he has been going by his grandfather’s last name. Well fast forward to now, he claims that the DMV will no longer use that as proof that his name is changed and he is using his original last name. I have stopped receiving child support because they are using his “changed” last name (all of my kids have this last name as well) on the case. So now not only do our children not have either of our last names he is getting away with not paying child support. Not sure if I need to contact a lawyer or child support enforcement to figure out what the next steps are. Our case is in GA but he lives in FL. He is currently behind the equivalent
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