Does anyone know how to change a childs name?
I’m afraid, if the child was registered with the father’s surname, it is not possible to change the child’s surname back to the mother’s on the birth certificate. If you wanted to change the name on your child’s birth certificate you would have to re-register the birth. This will only be allowed in certain limited circumstances, for example, if the natural parents marry each other at a later date. In other circumstances, if both parents agree, a child’s birth certificate can be changed if the child’s surname is being changed from the mother’s surname to the father’s surname. Even changing a name by deed poll wouldn’t change the name on the birth certificate. It would just change the everyday usage, and you would need both parents’ consents. I am wondering if this problem doesn’t go a little bit deeper than just surnames. I know if I had a partner who hadn’t bothered his butt to change my daughter’s name after promising to do it, I would be deeply hurt. And I might even think that he di
