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Changing the Name of a Child Born to Unmarried Parents

by Lawrence | Feb 23, 2012 | Child Custody & Visitation, child support, Nashville Attorney, Parental rights, Unmarried couples

“I was never married to the mother, but I want the child to have my last name.  What can I do?” Tennessee law says that when a child is born to married parents the child will have the father’s surname, unless the parents request otherwise.  However,...

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