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Hi all new to forum .. Been surfing web to try and find solution to my problems has brought me here I have 2 kids aged 3 and 1 , have been to court for access and now see them thankfully on a regular basis. My concern for posting is my ex partner has had there surnames changed to known as her surname at nursery(oldest) doctors etc.. I am very saddened by this as it's confusing my son as it's not his real name obviously . I am on BC and have full rights , is there anything I can do. ? I'm in scotland so laws might be different any help will be gratefully appreciated. Thanks for reading hope to have this resolved soon.
Hi and welcome on here.
As you are on the BC, you have Parental Responsibility (PR) and your ex can't change the children's names without your consent. It might be worth pointing this out to her (there's just a slight possibility that she isn't aware of it - but probably not) and if no success, then you could have a word with the nursery and doctors, with a copy of the birth certificate to prove you have PR, and if you are lucky, then they will refuse to allow your children to be known by the wrong name. If not, then you may be looking at court. It might be worth having a word with the Scottish Child Law Centre - www.sclc.org.uk
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