with parental responsibilty is absent.
I have looked and looked at the law on this, and the deed poll side of it.
I want it to be in stone that dd has changed her name, and to do this I would need a court order instead of ex dh's permission. This would ensure that dd's passport could be changed.
Apparently with only a deed poll change (accompanied by a letter from me that ex has nothing to do with her) I might come up against problems officially, like the passport office. They would not accept the deed poll, and anyway a deed poll insists you use your new name, so i couldn't just leave dd's passport as her 'old name'
So I applied for a C1 form to the courts, for a court order and the form says I have to put in ex dh's name and address(respondents) anyway.
Then i have to serve him the paper, and he would know, come to court and oppose this. Even though he has nothing to do with her and she desp wants to change her name to my maiden name.
I thought the whole point of being able to get a court order was so you could override the other parent's wishes. Especially in cases where the other parent is abusive, or totally not bothered.
What happens if i don't put his address on the C1 form? What would happen if i didn't know his address?
What do the courts do to get in touch with him?
I feel so trapped by the system.
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