| We all know that divorce is unpleasant and no one | | | | even after the divorce you changed your name |
| wants to admit defeat. Nevertheless, after a | | | | back to your maiden name and want the |
| divorce, especially if it was a long and drawn out | | | | children's name the same for various reasons. |
| challenged divorce, there may come a time when | | | | Regardless of the motivations, you will need the |
| a Family Attorney will be needed again. One such | | | | assistance of your Minnesota Family Attorney |
| incidence is if the parent with custody remarries | | | | primarily because it is not something you can do |
| and then wants to change the names of the | | | | because it is something you decide is right for |
| children, an action that needs your Minnesota | | | | your children. The children's other parent has a |
| Family Attorney to be re-hired. | | | | right in the say and there must be reasons to not |
| Children can be a major complication in a divorce, | | | | only have them change their minds, but also there |
| as we all want the best interests of the children | | | | must be sufficient reason for the judge to make |
| to be at the peak of concerns in any divorce | | | | a sound decision in allowing the name change. The |
| case. While divorce is always a difficult and trying | | | | application for name change not only needs to |
| experience, it is usually more so if there are | | | | address the reasons for the change, but must |
| young children involved. Tempers can flare at the | | | | include that both biological parents agree to the |
| thought of trying to change children's names. The | | | | change, that the other parent relinquish any rights |
| same goes when a remarried spouse and their | | | | in the child's life to include visitation or other |
| new spouse wish to adopt the children from a | | | | privileges and the parent having custody to |
| previous marriage. To try to resolve the issues, | | | | relinquishing any child support. |
| both personal and legal, it is a good idea to have | | | | This requires that your Minnesota Family Attorney |
| someone who can talk to the Minnesota Family | | | | to draw up papers to serve on the non-custodial |
| Attorney of the former spouse and overcome | | | | parent informing them of the action and that they |
| the objections before taking the issue to a trial | | | | must relinquish all their parental rights to the child. |
| where personalities will be challenged and even | | | | Both parents have to agree to the name changes |
| more harm can come from the action then | | | | and if agreed upon, the judge will normally grant |
| intended. | | | | the application for name change. If both parents |
| So there are many supports, the desires of the | | | | do not agree, then the reasons for cause must |
| children and the egos of the parents that need to | | | | be presented in front of the judge to get the |
| be addressed in what would normally be thought | | | | name change approved. This is why it is key to |
| of a simple issue. Regardless of the reasons for | | | | have your Minnesota Family Attorney in on the |
| your desiring to change the names of your | | | | case from the beginning to be able to present as |
| children the path may be very rugged and the | | | | much reason possible as to why the judge should |
| help of your Minnesota Family Attorney is | | | | rule in favor of the name change. This is usually |
| necessary. The justification can be from being | | | | very difficult if the non-custodial parent has been |
| remarried and the biological father is no longer a | | | | involved in the child's life and has paid their child |
| part of their lives, to being remarried and wanting | | | | support. |
| to change their names to the new parent's or | | | | |