Help. Child name change

[Daisymarie1]

I was wondering what my chances were of obtaining a court order to change my children’s names.
They currently have double barrelled names with me and their father but we split when my son was a baby. Me and my new partner are getting married next year and I’m wanting to change my name to his but the whole point in them having a double barrelled name was so I could have to same last name as my children just as he would want to. I’m not suggesting changing the whole last name just swapping mine to my married name.
If anyone has any advice or personal stories it would be greatly appreciated

I think you willneed your ex's permission. I don't see why it would be an issue if you are just swapping one name, and leaving dads name in, but depends how reasonable he is feeling.

I’ve not even asked him yet 🙈 I have a very strong feeling he will say no as he wasn’t best pleased about them being double barrelled in the first place!
It’s just incase he says no I want to be able to tell him the facts that i could get a court order and it will be less stressful for everyone if he just agreed to save us the trouble. It’s not like I’m being unreasonable either

So they will still have his name? Eg he is brown, you are smith, kids are smith brown
You are marrying green and want the kids to be green brown?

ANPTaylor that’s pretty much it :)
Just worried he won’t agree

Court will only agree if it’s in the children’s best interest.

I had to prove ExHs abandonment of our child (which I ended up doing via CMS - he’s dodged them for 2.5 years, I’ve never seen a penny, I had to wait 2 years before it would be classed as abandonment)

I don’t think a judge would agree to be honest.

Why can't you just double barrel your new surname? I don't see many men would be too thrilled to have another man's name on their child.

Tbh this sounds like an awful idea, what if you and your DH split and you marry again? Do the children have to change names again? Do the children WANT to change their names? I agree with a pp, I think you should double barrel your own OP

How old are your children? Are they happy to change their name?

What about asking husband to be to change his name to yours?

Why do you want to change your name on marriage? Why not keep the same name as your child.

The child's father would have to agree to this. No judge would agree to this without good reason.

And do you want to saddle your children with a lifetime of putting other names they have known by on forms?

You're reason for wanting same name as your kids is fine but do you think your exH will want his children to have both his name and his ex's new husbands name? It's a bit weird.

Just keep your own name when you married, plenty of us do and our marriages are just as valid.

Far better for you to add your new husband's name to your own. No need to change your child's name then.