You can ask a judge and he will legally change your name for about $50.
When you get adopted you become one of their family and cut the ties with your former family. Most adoptive children never sees their biological parents again so having a strangers last name would make them feel not a part of the family.
An adult who has legal custody needs to bring the petition for name change to the court.
Yes
In some areas of the middle-east people's last names were the first names of their biological dad.
You would need to file an petition for name change with the appropriate court. The process and time would depend on the state's laws.
No, unless the biological father or the child himself requests it.
AnswerHe has 4 I think, but only one biological daughter, Nicole, who was the last defense witness at his trial. He and Ronnie Spector had three adopted sons, Donte', Phillip, and Louis. Julie ChriskeHelena, MontanaDonte, (adopted, 1969) Louis, Gary, (adopted in 1971 at the age of 5½), while married to Ronnie Spector plus biological kids Phillip Jr (deceased) and Nicole (1982, with Janis Zavala, never married)
Her biological father is African American and her biological mother is white. She was adopted and raised by Lionel Ritchie and his wife, both African American. Her biological father was a member of Lionel Ritchie's band and/or crew.
Yes. Why wouldn't you be able to?
You can legally change the child's name if the biological father does not contest it. You may have to go to the courthouse to get it finalized in front of a judge. It might cost you a fee, for the paperwork.
If you want to yes you can. If there is someone who needs some conseling about products that you are having trouble w/ contact me. Adopting is a big change and takes some time. My cousin was adopted and was shy. Now she is a crazy freak! If you want to keep the name, you can. Just get your adoptive parents to talk to an agent about it.
selena gomez played mary santiago in another cinderella story. Her adopted mother's last name is blatt so mary didn't change her name when she was adopted nor did dominique change her last name. this could be due to her mother's wish that the name santiago be carried on or the fact that dominique, who hated mary and her mother, didnt want mary to have the last name blatt.