Comments on: What’s in a name? Change of name without going to court

By: krys

krys — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:59:43 +0000

Hi attorney I just want to confirm if I can leave my middlename blank and I will put my mothers surname because my mother doesn’t want me to use my fathers surname..Thank you AND gODbLESS..

—KRYS—

By: NathanMumar

NathanMumar — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:07:36 +0000

Good day!

I am hoping to have a minor name change. My first name in both the original and NSO birth certificates is written as ‘NATHANIE’ instead of ‘NATHANIEL’. Ever since childhood I have always been mistaken as a girl/woman. And ‘Yes’ I am a man. It was a clerical error. I remember a lot of episodes in my life wherein various government offices would deny me of documents due to uncertainties of either my name or my gender. My family have not pursued a name change before due to the painstaking court procedures and the costly expenses it pertains.

I do not have two documents to show as a basis for my name to be changed. The only document that I have wherein ‘NATHANIEL’ and not ‘NATHANIE’ is written is my Baptismal Certificate. Unfortunately, all of my present documents had depended heavily on the original birth certificate with error. I would gladly appreciate any possible remedies. Thank you.

By: grandia

grandia — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:26:21 +0000

I just want to ask something. What if I denounce the surname of my biological father? I mean I don’t want to use his surname anymore. Is it possible that I can use my mother’s maiden name as my maiden name and her surname as my surname too? Hoping for a response. Thank you.

By: Esteban

Esteban — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:06:34 +0000

hello po atty.

tanong ko lang po kung ano ang gagawin dahil ang kapatid ko ay walang middle name at ipananganak sya nung 1992. dahil sa lahat ng records nya kahit ang passport ay may middle name sya kasi nung ni-register sya, my mother wrote her surname and middle name to register yung kapatid ko kung saan unknowingly binura pala ng sa lcr ang middle name. illegitimate po ang kapatid ko.

maraming salamat po.

By: solo_parent

solo_parent — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:46:30 +0000

Hi Attorney,

I too would like to know how to have my children’s (both minors) last name changed to mine (mother) apart from filing a petition to change their surnames. Their father and I were not married and have separated. If this has been answered in another post, please provide the link.

If the only course however is to file the said petition, what would be the grounds/basis for the courts to approve the request?

Thank you.

By: haydee22

haydee22 — Mon, 30 May 2011 17:43:57 +0000

Good day attorney, I’m a mother of two kids. Both was born before they allowed again illegitimate children to have their fathers last name. So both of my children aged 12 and 9 are using my last name and have no middle name. I would like to ask attorney what we should do to change their last name to their father’s last name and to have my last name as their middle name( as everyone thus even illegitimate). Their father is deceased but he have signed the birth certificate of my children. Now since his dead and was married to another women, what procedure should I do for them to have their father’s last name…thank u very much attorney…

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Newbie with a question — Sun, 22 May 2011 14:22:50 +0000

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By: lang2x

lang2x — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:02:01 +0000

Hi i just want to know pano po ba makakuha ng legal separation, my husband now is married from his first wife. tapos 2 years na po ka meng nagsasama. 2 years na din po sila hiwalay pero may contact po sila kasi humihingi po ng suporta yong una nya na asawa. pls answer me we need it. thanks
God Bless

By: Femar

Femar — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:42:56 +0000

Femar,
Hi sir,
I have my 4 years old son, he got the surname of his father, but were not married. He agreed already that I will change my sons last name. And I’v got married 7 months ago and my husband wants him to carry his last name. Please help.. I do really need your help badly. I really appreciate your help.

Thank you very much.

By: crizbasa

crizbasa — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:32:46 +0000

Hi Atty,

Good day.

I am having a problem with regards to my fathers’ middle initial in my birth certificate. It was mistyped incorrectly. It should be ‘N’ instead of ‘M’. What should I do?

Please help me because I need your advice very badly

Thank you.