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However, if the father is absent or unresponsive, you can petition the court for the name change without his consent. The court will consider whether the name change is in the best interest of the child and may grant the request even without the father's consent.
An Oklahoma law provides, and I can tell you the statute, it is Title 10, Section 90.4. What it says is that once a court establishes paternity, any party can file a motion for a name change for the child to get the surname of the father. The father can make that filing once paternity is established in court.
To change the name of a minor child, the child's parents or guardian must file the petition. If the parents are divorced or separated, and one parent wants to change the child's name, the parent desiring to change the child's name must personally notify the other parent.
About the Minor Name Change Process: In the state of Oklahoma, a Petition for Change of Name of Minor, an Order Granting Name Change, and a certified copy of the minor's birth certificate, must be filed in the county court in which the minor child resides.
Before you can file your name change petition with the appropriate court, you must be at least 18 years old and have lived in the state of Oklahoma for at least 30 days immediately before the filing date of your petition.