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Didnt know what room to go in, so hopefully someone can help me, not sure im in the right place to! what it is, im separated from my childs mother, she set up new family with another guy, i see my precious daughter at the weekends,but still me and my ex argue! im sure she jus does these types of things to pi** me off, but she wants to change my daughters name to her fella's name, not legally, but on documents and stuff,,, told her its a no go, but she says there isnt anything i can do about it as my surname is still on the birth cert. but i dont want ppl knowin my child as a different name so they can play happy families!!! need advice guys!!!! is she allowed to do that and is there anything i can do to not allow it? 🙄
What does your daughter think of all this? She is the most important person in this argument so may be worth you asking her what she wants? Difficult though if you don't get the answer you want!
If you go to the useful links page in Dadtalk there are contact details for the Childrens Legal Centre - click through then do a search on changing surname, might have some useful legal ammunition.
All the best & enjoy your weekend with your daughter...don't let your frustration ruin that time!
Mate - I'm no lawyer but if your name is on the birth certificate then legally you have Parental Responsibility for the child. Parental responsibility is a legal term which in everyday terms means the power to make major decisions on behalf of your children. Examples of major decisions could be whether your children receive medical treatment, how they how they are educated and also which religion they follow. Therefore any major decisions regarding the child will have to be made with your consent, i would imagine this also includes change of surname.
Talk to your ex partner about it and find out your leagl position, you can do this by calling the childrens Legal Centre on 0845 120 2948 as nero suggested. Have you also checked out the legal eagle section of the Dadtalk site? http://www.dadtalk.co.uk/articles/legal_eagle.php
Good luck dude
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