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Hi All.
My ex wants to change the surname of my daughter to first name + my surname + ex surname = full name, when it used to be first name + my surname = full name
She also wants to change my son's first name to something less Political, for example Mohammed to for example Adam.
I see my children current once a fortnight for 2 hours with a view to increase.
Merits of her application are:
1) Passport control stops her as it is a different surname to herself so has to carry her birth certificates with her when she travels - boohooo 🙁
2) My daughter in her statement once said to her that my daughters name is; irst name + my surname + ex surname = full name
My question is, can she change their names?
I think there isn't too much merits in her argument or its not in their best interest, but what can I put to rebuttal?
how is changing it from mohammed to adam less political?
I dont know what you could put to rebut, i am assuming your a muslim and you could argue that in your religion the
children always take the fathers surname only as is custom much like most other religions and you would like the children to preserve this sense of identity. There is no need to add the mothers name into the mix.
Has she put in an application for specific issue?
I very much doubt that she would be able to change his first name, but I could see a court agreeing to double barrelling the surname, its a compromise that many courts accept.
As it stands, the fact that theres a court order in place means she cant change your childs name without the courts permission.
how is changing it from mohammed to adam less political?
I dont know what you could put to rebut, i am assuming your a muslim and you could argue that in your religion the
children always take the fathers surname only as is custom much like most other religions and you would like the children to preserve this sense of identity. There is no need to add the mothers name into the mix.Has she put in an application for specific issue?
Yes I am Muslim, I think if I point out that it is a religious thing that the children take the fathers surname, I just don't mind the double barrel, I just want my surname at the end, mother is proposing her surname to be at the end.
I very much doubt that she would be able to change his first name, but I could see a court agreeing to double barrelling the surname, its a compromise that many courts accept.
As it stands, the fact that theres a court order in place means she cant change your childs name without the courts permission.
I don't mind mothers to be middle name, but I want mine to be the last name, what is the arguments I can put forth for me to keep the children as my surname?
I don't think there's a particular argument you could put to say which of the two names comes last, I can't see that there's any particular logic to how this is done.
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