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contemplate years matter good intentions reality things marriages children put changing names multiple times lives consider doing hyphenating name changing entirely children share part name years soon husband may interested adopting children names changed part adoption good morning good advice usual memory parker april april attacking personality issues thought played hide salami penny saved government oversight notice put words irs spells theirs drink coffee protection long walks especially taken people annoy noel coward family law attorney lizshafer junior member date sep posts answer question future husband intends adopt kids soon possible catholic believe divorce reasons names changed careful thought prayer advice family clergy family just family share family name predict future children fathers name based appreciate direct answers question opinions decision making appreciate concern totally understand coming family law attorney ldij senior member date may posts quote originally posted lizshafer future husband intends adopt kids soon possible catholic believe divorce reasons names changed careful thought prayer advice family clergy family just family share family name predict future children fathers name based appreciate direct answers question opinions decision making appreciate concern totally understand coming future husband intends adopt children adoption proceedings names changed paying attorney going court twice regarding children changing name result marriage adoption pretty easy changing name separately quite bit complicated vino veritas family law attorney lizshafer junior member date sep posts clarification guess really clear apologize asking may change names change month marriage waiting start adoption process married guessing adoption take time names done sooner kids acclimated name changes mine theirs move family learn spell write name know original question documents needed family law attorney cyjeff senior member date sep posts realize asking nutshell change names adopting recommend adopts children youth need fountain smart family law attorney lizshafer junior member date sep posts quite question may change name mine husbands married adopts state secret nevermind answers elswhere thank little family law attorney ldij senior member date may posts quote originally posted lizshafer guess really clear apologize asking may change names change month marriage waiting start adoption process married guessing adoption take time names done sooner kids acclimated name changes mine theirs move family learn spell write name know original question documents needed hire attorney court simple filing forms names changed result marriage names changed want changed court proceedure vino veritas family law attorney cyjeff senior member date sep posts getting continuous advice wait simple getting names changed part adoption process children adopted changing name legal stranger problematic schools see parent doctors legally adopts children legal right insert guardian children regard people virtuous name change back door adoption fool performed legal filings necessary means husband divorce die prior adoption children removed fiancee legal stranger far better proper way allow pretend want pretend want pretend people adoption names changed more judges refuse youth need fountain smart family law attorney ecmst senior member date feb location philadelphia posts thing children lost father horrible traumatic thing away name trying erase existence part lives provide half dna husband great influence lives solid legal reasons adopt try replace real father disclaimer signature directed personally lawsuits justice money want money thinking suing people post thinking suing want money matter want admit auto insurance adjuster years quote originally posted creativeblock matters ecmst seen kind compassionate family law attorney aha senior member date mar posts quote originally posted lizshafer question may change name mine husbands married 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has been deceased for over years Am re marrying next month and will take my fiance's last name What is the easiest way to also change my children's last name to his Their ages are and They were all born in NYS if that has any bearing on it Thank you for your time What is the name of your state only U S law This is something that you really shouldn't contemplate for a few years No matter how good intentions can be the reality of things is that sometimes marriages do not last and your children should not be put through changing their last names multiple times in their lives What you might consider doing is hyphenating your last name rather than changing it entirely so that you and the children share part of your last name Then in a few years your soon to be husband may be interested in adopting the children and then their last names could be changed as part of an adoption in vino veritas Find a Family Law Attorney AM Artemis ofthe Hunt Senior Member Join Date Jul Location Smallville MN Posts Quote Originally Posted by LdiJ This is something that you really shouldn't contemplate for a few years No matter how good intentions can be the reality of things is that sometimes marriages do not last and your children should not be put through changing their last names multiple times in their lives What you might consider doing is hyphenating your last name rather than changing it entirely so that you and the children share part of your last name Then in a few years your soon to be husband may be interested in adopting the children and then their last names could be changed as part of an adoption Good Morning Good advice as usual In Memory of Parker April to April As for attacking her personality and issues should have thought of that before you played hide the salami A penny saved is a government oversight Did you ever notice When you put the words ' The ' and ' IRS ' together it spells ' Theirs ' I drink coffee for your protection I like long walks especially when they are taken by people who annoy me Noel Coward Find a Family Law Attorney PM LizShafer Junior Member Join Date Sep Posts Not at all an answer to my question My future husband intends to adopt the kids as soon as possible I am Catholic and do not believe in divorce My reasons for this are my own and our names will be changed On careful thought prayer advice from family and clergy our family is just that our family and we will share a family name No one can predict the future and I will not have my children without their fathers last name based on a what if I would appreciate direct answers to my question and not opinions on my decision making I DO appreciate the concern though and totally understand where it is coming from Find a Family Law Attorney PM LdiJ Senior Member Join Date May Posts Quote Originally Posted by LizShafer My future husband intends to adopt the kids as soon as possible I am Catholic and do not believe in divorce My reasons for this are my own and our names will be changed On careful thought prayer advice from family and clergy our family is just that our family and we will share a family name No one can predict the future and I will not have my children without their fathers last name based on a what if I would appreciate direct answers to my question and not opinions on my decision making I DO appreciate the concern though and totally understand where it is coming from If your future husband intends to adopt the children then during the adoption proceedings is when the last names should be changed Otherwise you will be paying an attorney and going to court twice regarding the children instead of once Changing a last name as a result of a marriage or adoption is pretty easy Changing a last name separately is quite a bit more complicated in vino veritas Find a Family Law Attorney PM LizShafer Junior Member Join Date Sep Posts Clarification I guess I wasn't really clear I apologize I am asking if how I may change their last names when I change my own next month with marriage We are waiting to start the adoption process after we get married as well But we are guessing the adoption will take some time so we would like to begin with the names if it can be done sooner We would like to kids to get acclimated to the name changes mine theirs all at once so we can move on as a family and they can learn to spell write the name etc Do you know how to do this my original question Documents needed where to go etc Find a Family Law Attorney PM cyjeff Senior Member Join Date Sep Posts We realize what you are asking It is in a nutshell how can I change my children's names to my fiancee's without him adopting them I recommend you do it when he adopts the children We have enough youth We need a fountain of smart Find a Family Law Attorney PM LizShafer Junior Member Join Date Sep Posts Not quite Actually the question again is how may I change my children's name to mine and my husbands after we are married and before he adopts them Is this a state secret or something Nevermind I will find my answers elswhere Thank you very little Find a Family Law Attorney PM LdiJ Senior Member Join Date May Posts Quote Originally Posted by LizShafer I guess I wasn't really clear I apologize I am asking if how I may change their last names when I change my own next month with marriage We are waiting to start the adoption process after we get married as well But we are guessing the adoption will take some time so we would like to begin with the names if it can be done sooner We would like to kids to get acclimated to the name changes mine theirs all at once so we can move on as a family and they can learn to spell write the name etc Do you know how to do this my original question Documents needed where to go etc You would have to hire an attorney and go to court Its not as simple as filing out forms THEIR last names cannot be changed as a result of your marriage only yours can Their last names can be changed because you want them to be changed but it will be a court proceedure in vino veritas Find a Family Law Attorney PM cyjeff Senior Member Join Date Sep Posts And why you are getting continuous advice to wait is simple Getting the names changed is a part of the adoption process Until the children are adopted changing their name to that of a legal stranger is problematic Do schools see him as a parent Doctors Anyone Until he legally adopts the children he has no legal right to insert himself as a guardian to the children in any regard Therefore people less virtuous than yourself use the name change as a back door adoption where they fool everyone but haven't actually performed the legal filings necessary This means that if you and your husband divorce or if you die prior to the adoption the children will be removed from your fiancee as he is a legal stranger It is far better to do this the proper way even though it doesn't allow you to pretend what you want to pretend when you want to pretend it because very few people go through with the adoption after the children's names have been changed Which is why more and more judges refuse We have enough youth We need a fountain of smart Find a Family Law Attorney PM ecmst Senior Member Join Date Feb Location Philadelphia PA Posts And another thing your children lost their father That's a horrible traumatic thing It seems to me that by taking away their father's name you are trying to erase him from existence Like he was never a part of their lives didn't provide half their DNA Your new husband can be a great influence in their lives and there are solid legal reasons for him to adopt them but he should never try to actually REPLACE their real father DISCLAIMER THIS IS MY SIGNATURE IT IS NOT DIRECTED AT YOU PERSONALLY Lawsuits are not about justice They are about MONEY If you don't want money then you shouldn't be thinking about suing And people post here because they are thinking about suing Because they want money no matter how much they don't want to admit that to themselves Auto insurance adjuster for years Quote Originally Posted by CreativeBlock If it matters Ecmst I have never seen you be anything other than kind and compassionate Find a Family Law Attorney PM AHA Senior Member Join Date Mar Posts Quote Originally Posted by LizShafer Actually the question again is how may I change my children's name to mine and my husbands after we are married and before he adopts them Is this a state secret or something Nevermind I will find my answers elswhere Thank you very little Why the need to erase their father's name out of their lives Don't let the door hit you on the way out Find a Family Law Attorney laquo Previous Thread Next Thread raquo Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread members and guests Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread Excellent Good Average Bad Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not 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