Hi all, I have looked on the deed poll website but it only answers half my question so I wondered it there are any legal experts on here who wouldn't mind advising.
DD has my surname and I am about to marry my partner. DD's father hasn't seen her since she was 3 months old (she is now almost 5) but as we were married he does have PR. I would like us both to have DP's surname when we get married and I know I would need my ex's consent. But we don't want to trigger him making contact, especially as he doesn't know where we are now.
My question is, do we need his consent to change her surname from MY name to my partner's? I would understand that we would need it if she had HIs surname, but she doesn't. Don't want to go to court and was just hoping to change her name in his absence
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Changing DD's name without absent father's consent
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Poppolino · 02/05/2012 11:04
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