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 Would like to change my daughter's last name. |
| Marriage, Domestic Partnerships and Other Family Law Matters |
| I would like to change my daughter's last name. She has her father's last name, however we were never married. At 3 months old her father was arrested and placed in prison. He just got out of prison and was deported out of the country. My daughter is four years old and obviously her father was never a part of her life. I also have a restraining order against him. Since he is out of the country permanently and he was never part of her life, what do I need to do to change her last name?
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| Child Custody & Visitation |
| What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? My husband has 2 children with his ex-girlfriend. They are currently 12 and 14. There child support order is through the state of Oregon because that is where they originally lived. She moved to Missouri to get married 7 years ago and he moved to Iowa where he had family 5 years ago to be closer to his children. She has since moved one more time in Missouri, two times in Illinois, two times in Oregon, and now lives back in Missouri with another family of 4. The children are tired of moving, have no friends, currently have no possesions because they live in a house with 8 people in it and there is no room for their things. The 12 year old wants to live with his father and I in Iowa. He is terrified that he will be shot and killed in school this fall because of what he has seen where he lives now. He has no stability and hates the people the lives with. His mother won't let this happen because she doesn't want to lose the child support, as both her and her husband are unemployed, and child support is their only source of income. First of all, in which state would my husband file for custody at this point. Second, does he have a chance to win? And third, can his son live with us while custody is being determined so we can get him enrolled in a school he is not afraid of attending?
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