Q: How long does a legal ad in a paper have/need to be published for?
My daughter wants to change her last name to mine, her mom, she’s 14 almost 15. I have filed the petition and a hearing has been set. I know he lives in the city but that’s it. I was told to publish it in the paper so he has the opportunity to object. He’s not really in her life and not in a good place anyway. I just don’t want to mess this up for her. I’ve asked her multiple times if this is what she really wanted before I filed the papers and she said yes every time
A:
In addition to publication you may need to also serve the father notice. Name changes are covered by 12 O.S. Sec 1631. If you are not sure what to do or how to do it, you can save a lot of time and frustration by hiring an attorney to help you.
Best of luck!
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