Thread: Name change because parent not visiting child
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Old November 9th 06, 01:19 AM posted to alt.child-support,alt.support.divorce
CasualObserver
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Default Name change because parent not visiting child

Moon Shyne wrote:
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Moon Shyne wrote:
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wrote:
I have the sole physical custody of my minor child with the father
having the usual visitaion rights. I am a citizen of state of Georgia.
The father does provide child support. But he refuses to have any
relationship with his son. In these circumstances, it is very
traumatic
for my child to bear his father's last name when he has never seen
him.
Can I change his last name to my last name without the father's
approval. Since the father hasn't visited my child in over an year,
can
this be considered abandonment. And can abandonment be a reason enough
for me to file for name change of my son. At the same time I do no
want
to lose child support. Please suggest avenues for his name change.
Thanks in advance.

Your situation might be different but a lot of fathers dont visit
because they feel that they themselves are the enemy.

Wouldn't their own feelings be their own problem? Why inflict them on a
child?

I guess you have to ask why many fathers feel that way. Could it be
that they are
treated like dirt by the system? Maybe they are constantly berated by
the mothers
making them feel like an unwelcome visitors? Isnt it the gentlemen
thing to do is
not visit if you are not welcome? And still pay.

There's nothing gentlemanly about walking away from your children.



Tell that to the fathers who weren't gentlemen and now have restraining
orders. And btw, what does being an occasional visitor have to do with
being a father?