changing surname💗

hi!! me and my baby’s dad aren’t together, and i want to change my little boys surname so it’s double barrelled and he has both of our last names. my ex is in agreement with this, so that’s not an issue. i was just wondering what the process is like for doing it? a lot of the forms you have to fill out seem confusing, and some say they have ti be signed by solicitors? so will i need to get a solicitor? also says i need someone who’s known us both for 10 years, who isn’t a relative to us.. we weren’t together for very long before having our son so there isn’t anyone we know who would be able to do that for us!🤣🫣 id be really grateful for any advice or for anyone to share their experiences with this as it’s not a process myself or my family have been through before!!🥰

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Ooh hope someone can help you, I’ve had the same problem the forms are horrendous been trying to figure them out for 2 years 🫣

You can do solicitor free via deedpoll.co.uk ☺️ I used their service and it was so easy! 🙌🏼

^ my sister used this it was easy for her

@Jade how does it work

What if the other partner doesn’t agree

@SPK you can apply to court to have your surname added, your ex won't be successful in having it stopped as you're not taking his surname away 😉

@SPK - If the other parent doesn’t agree then there’s an issue 😂 in my case I was changing both my daughters surnames from double barrelled to just mine, luckily in my case, I had no contact with either of the fathers therefore didn’t need their permission. But the girl who’s posted this wants to add his name and he agrees so I’d advise deedpoll over court and solicitors - easier and cheaper!

thank you lovelies!! going to have a look into links etc you’ve posted. glad court can be avoided- we’ve agreed we want to avoid court in general, over his last name, custody agreements etc💞