Last call I made on subject had the fee running into thousands! CC I see your point yes he had no obligation I was just making a statement that he had many chances to pursue being a Father. I made the choice to sleep with him and knew that an unplanned child "might" result regardless of protection methods. I fully accept my bad choices 13 years ago. Just looking to give my daughter her wish to share same last name with her siblings and my thught was the easy way to do so would be to hypenate her name
If you're willing to do the footwork and educate yourself, you can save several thousands of dollars in attorneys fees, but really, I personally wouldn't be entertaining this wish at all (but that's just me). Changing her name, hyphenating her name or erasing her name doesn't change who she is one little bit. Does she plan on keeping her sibling's last name forever? What happens if you divorce and remarry? What happens when one of her siblings remarries? What kid even THINKS about this stuff anyway unless it's harped upon? Nowadays, it's so commonplace for people to have different names in the household. Doesn't change a thing. Save the money and put it away for her for college.
