Oklahoma Minor's Consent for Name Change of Minor
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If you have sole parental responsibility, you will be able to change your child's name without anyone else's consent or a Court approval. You will still need to seek legal advice from a solicitor to make a formal deed to change their name.
Therefore, you will need to obtain the permission of those with parental responsibility to change your child's name.However, if the other parent does not consent to the name change, you would need to apply to the Court for permission to change your child's name.
Both parents must applyBoth parents named on the child's birth certificate must apply to change their child's name.
If you're the only parent shown on the birth certificate, or if the other parent is dead, you can change the name in the registry on your own. It's not illegal to start using another name for your child without officially registering the name change unless a court has ordered the child be known by a specific name.
File a petition with the court. Each state's court has its own forms and fees for name change petitions. Notify your child's other parent. Unless your daughter's other parent agrees to the name change and signs the petition, you must notify them of the request and of the court hearing. Attend the court hearing.
Who Has the Right to Name a Child? Both parents have the right to name their children. If either you or the other parent want to change your child's name, you both have to agree to the change. If the other parent refuses to give consent, then you need to get approval from the court.
First, you file the Petition for Change of Name for your child. Then, you will get a court date between 6 and 12 weeks away. If the court approves your request, you will get a court order called a "decree" changing your child's name. The court process can take up to 3 months, though in busier courts it may take longer.
If one parent is out of the picture, you don't need consent to change your child's last name. You do need to serve him or her with a conformed copy of the Order to Show Cause form. The other parent still does not have to consent or agree, just get served. Once served, a Proof of Service form must be filed.
Marriage or Divorce Sometimes, when parents divorce, if one parent is awarded the majority of custody, they may choose to change the child's last name.This could be the last name of one of the parents, a hyphenated last name, or even a name that represents the combining of the two last names.