With or without your parents' or other legal guardian's permission or a court order? Without either, 21 in Mississippi.
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As far as I know, legal adoption is the only thing that can change a minor child's last name. It will cost in legal fees though if it is contested.
Yes, if the guardian, or the person in custody of the young person will-fully consents to a legal name change.
You will need to apply to 'Vital Statistics (called that in Canada) to change your last name and then bring the legal papers to the Passport Office.
Death Bed Confession? Last Will and Testament?
In the United States, if you are a parent or legal guardian, and the child isn't of legal age yet, then you can get it officially changed.
Yes, you can file a legal name change for any reason, as long as it isn't to take the legal name of someone famous. You can change your name to his last name without being married. It is just cheaper court costs if you were married.
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The birth certificate and citizenship status are irrelevant. If this person has been legally declared the father, he can petition to change the child's name. If the other legal parent, the mother, opposes the change, the Court would have to determine what is in the best interest of the child.
Only with adoption.
His name can be changed through a legal name change or through a step parent adoption.
A 16 year old who wants to change his last name will probably need to wait until he or she is of legal age to make the change. It can not be done in this state.