We usually call a couple like that a "childless couple."
Stewie Griffin
It means raising up a child by an adopting family if his/her biological family is incapable or not available to raise the child up. However, the adopted child should remain holding his/her biological family name and is not allowed to change it to the adopting family name.
Alex.
yes she had a family she was a only child but her mom's name was Lucy and her dad's name was Daniel
Andrew
When a child is born, a birth certificate is created for the child. On the birth certificate the child's name must be entered and this is the NAME AT BIRTH or SURNAME AT BIRTH. It consists of a given name and a family name. The family name in most cases comes from the father but if the father is unknown or the parents are not married at the time of child's birth, the child may get the mother's family name. So the child gets the name of some family (father's or mother's) but since it happens at birth it is called the NAME AT BIRTH. No need to mention that such name can be one only and it is recorded for the rest of child's life. Then later on in life a person may change his/her name (called SURNAME or FAMILY NAME) for different reasons and a number of times. If the woman gets married she usually changes her name for the one of her husband. Then she has the husband's surname or family name and this name will be different from her SURNAME AT BIRTH. A man may also change his surname or family name because he does not like the spelling or for any other reason and then his surname or family name will be different from his SURNAME AT BIRTH. When filling out any application there is a field asking for SURNAME/FAMILY NAME (any application for naturalisation of English speaking countries). A person must write down his/her name that they have at that time. This is their FAMILY NAME then. But below there is a field asking for SURNAME AT BIRTH so there is no doubt who is the appilicant. There can be only one unique name at birth for this person and it cannot be confused with the many family names he/she may have during their long lives. So again, a person may have a couple of different family names within the span of life but only one name or surname at birth.
any of your family members can give ideas, but to make the name official and sign papers are the parents of the child
I believe you mean a Foster Family if another family brings you up other than your own.
Parents pick their children's names because it is their child. Who else would pick it for them? Some parents take ideas from family, friends, colleges, ect., but they parents must raise the child and it is theirs, so they get to name it. Also, if it were up to someone else, the parents might not like the name chosen. Since the child is now part of their family, it is important that the parents like the name and are proud to be assoictaed with that child's name in their family.
For a name change you need to check the local probate and family court to see if a name change was requested and allowed by the court. A name change will not be reflected on the child's birth certificate.
Alex
Andy