Child Name Change

[JellyBeanToes]

Hi All,

First time poster, very anxious about this!

I am supporting my partner in arranging access to his daughter as currently it is quite inconsistent depending on SD mum. We are in the process of arranging payment to SD mum through CMS as the amount changes monthly according to SD mum and if we don’t pay her amount we are not given access, which is very upsetting.

While on the phone to CMS they have mentioned SD has a different surname (her mums maiden name) is it possible that SD name has been changed without my partners permission? Or him being made aware?

Thank you in advance

IANAL, so take this with a pinch of salt but what I've gathered from reading the Legal board is that although she may physically have been able to change the child's name through deed poll, any minor's name change must be agreed by everyone with parental responsibility. So if this is what's happened and your partner hasn't given permission for the change, then there's a problem.

Thank you for you quick response @milkytwilight

If your partner is named on his daughter's birth certificate or was married to his ex, he has PR and she cannot change his daughter's name without either his consent or an appropriate court order. If he has PR and she has changed his daughter's name without his knowledge, he can apply for a court order to force her to revert to the original name.

Your partners ex is currently abusing your partner:
www.mankind.org.uk/help-for-victims/types-of-domestic-abuse/

Abuse: power and control, coercive and controlling behavior.

Your partner might want to contact the Mankind imitative to explain what is happening so they can write a letter to satisfy the LASPO requirements so your partner can get legal aid:
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/885447/Evidence_Requirements_for_Private_Family_Law_Matters_guidance_version_10.pdf

This would be a letter from a domestic abuse agency.

With regards to the name, does it really matter? My ex has changed our daughters surname with some agencies to hers, other double barreled. The amount of poops I could give is zero as long as our daughter is healthy.