How much time does it take to change my baby's last name?

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I have a kid who carries my last name, I am in the process of changing my first and last name (citizenship). Now, my baby's father is not involved in the picture at all but is forced to pay child support. I know I have to go through court and all to file a petition to change her last name but what I want to know is how much trouble will it be really and how much time will it take? Another important fact to this is that I am planning on getting married soon and his last name is the same as I picked so will there be any legal problems or will there be any research as to why I am changing my baby's last name? They will see that I am changing our last names to his without being married so my fear is that they will think that we took a short cut out of him adopting my baby. I just don't want her having a different last name from any other kids we may have in the future but I think the real father should provide financialyHow much time does it take to change my baby%26039;s last name?
Its not that hard. Not that much time. Anything you want to do, you will do it. (no matter what)How much time does it take to change my baby%26039;s last name?
thanks for your answers but i was finally able to get help from State of IL and it turns out that her last name automatically changes to my new last name!

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How much time does it take to change my baby%26039;s last name?
Well I know in the state of Georgia (as is the case in most states) you will have to inform the bio father (person being forced to pay child support) that you are changing the child's name. Your new husband can't adopt your child unless the bio father signs away his rights to the child, which includes paying child support. If you're new husband adopts the child he will be responsible for providing for the child financially and the bio dad will be out of the child's life because he is signing away his rights to be that child's father. Unless you want your new husband to take that responsibilty you should probably stick to going through the court to petition the name change which usually takes a month or so because you will have to advertise the name change. I do believe they will ask you the reason for the name change, but I don't think they will research into it, they'll probably make you sign something saying that you are not doing the name change to do anything fraudulent.