Can I change my daughter's last name?

You may be able to amend the birth record to change your daughter's last name. You would go to the Bureau of Vital Statistics to ask for the necessary forms. If that does not work, you can petition the court to change the name. If you get married, your husband can petition to adopt your daughter after you have been married for one year. As part of the adoption, the court will order that the birth record be modified to change the child's name and to show your husband as the legal and natural parent of the child. If there is no order determining paternity, you may not have to give notice to the biological father or receive his consent to the adoption.