Are you able to change your surname ?
And have it written legally that you are in no way affiliated with your parents and they have no say over anything you do and you want to be legally separate from both of them ?
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th3r0n · 41-45, M
@Medoesnotcare dominance, he was claiming you publicly
And since there’s someone special to me that I can’t give up on, I didn’t compete but rather encouraged him to do well
And since there’s someone special to me that I can’t give up on, I didn’t compete but rather encouraged him to do well
Medoesnotcare · 22-25, F
@th3r0n oh ok
MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M
You can certainly change your surname, by deed poll.
As for severing all parental control that might be possible through the courts.
As for the Birth Certificate you can only correct an error.
Removing the wrong father’s details
You can apply to change who the recorded father is if you can prove that the man named on the certificate is not the natural father of the child. Examples of proof include:
1 a DNA test record from an approved tester
2 a court order
3 evidence that confirms the name of the true biological father
4 other evidence that confirms the recorded father could not have been the child’s natural father
As for severing all parental control that might be possible through the courts.
As for the Birth Certificate you can only correct an error.
Removing the wrong father’s details
You can apply to change who the recorded father is if you can prove that the man named on the certificate is not the natural father of the child. Examples of proof include:
1 a DNA test record from an approved tester
2 a court order
3 evidence that confirms the name of the true biological father
4 other evidence that confirms the recorded father could not have been the child’s natural father
MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M
Sharon · F
@MrAverage1965 Government departments are only interested in keeping an audit trail so they just ask one to put it in writing. The problem is know-it-all jobsworths in private companies who insist one has to have a deed poll or even a "deed of poll" - thus proving they haven't the faintest idea of what they're babbling about. Most people who change their surname don't bother with a Deed of Change of Name.
Redstar · 36-40, M
You can change your entire name if you want. Then you could disappear from their lives without telling them your new name and they wont be able to find you (easily).
Medoesnotcare · 22-25, F
@Redstar I wish it was that easy
th3r0n · 41-45, M
At 18 your parents don’t have any legal say over you in most countries with no additional actions
Being in their house is another matter though, if you still are at said time
Being in their house is another matter though, if you still are at said time
CheekyBadger · M
In most places yes you can change it - over here (UK) it is called changing it by deed poll.
Medoesnotcare · 22-25, F
@CheekyBadger okay thank you. I’ll look that up
aboveaverageaveragejoe · 51-55, M
Depending which country you're in, probably if you're in the US.
aboveaverageaveragejoe · 51-55, M
Look up
Using a deed poll to change your name.
Using a deed poll to change your name.
tenente · 100+, M
short answer: yes, absolutely. google: emancipation
Medoesnotcare · 22-25, F
@tenente i did but it only seems to come up for u16s not adults
tenente · 100+, M
@Medoesnotcare +16 yo it's the same process in NY state
th3r0n · 41-45, M
Emancipation just gives you what you get at 18 by nature, earlier, whenever it is granted
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