Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

I had an affair and had a child out of it. The woman's husband is on the birth certificate and child has his last name. I want to be on the birth certificate and my child to have my last name. Her husband does not support the child and knows it is not his. We had a dna test done. How hard is it to change and what do I need to do


Asked on 8/15/12, 7:35 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
TC Langford Langford Law Office

You can retain an attorney to establish paternity, in conjunction with a Petition in a Suit Affecting Parent-Child Relationship. Through this route, you will obtain the name change, conservatorship rights, possession and visitation rights, and most likely child support obligations.

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Answered on 8/16/12, 12:30 pm


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