HELP!! Name change of a minor
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transi need help and i msure several of you HAVE indeed changed your name.
I live in Connecticut with my mother.. She has custody over me but my dad has visitation rights (divorced million years ago.. i was 2). i like.. NEVER see him because he lives in IDAHO which btw.. is number 48 out of the 50 states on the GLBT acceptance list (in other words.. they are closed minded).. When i go to petition for a name change (soon).. do i still need him to write consent (he probably would.. but.. ugh)? (such a bitch if i do)
Also... i know the courts get a little iffy on name change to a name of opposite sex... should i tell them the real reason for changing my name.. or should i make up some bullshit reason like "my great godmothers name was Rylee... bla bla"???
Your help is greatly appreciated..
-rylee
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I live in Connecticut with my mother.. She has custody over me but my dad has visitation rights (divorced million years ago.. i was 2). i like.. NEVER see him because he lives in IDAHO which btw.. is number 48 out of the 50 states on the GLBT acceptance list (in other words.. they are closed minded).. When i go to petition for a name change (soon).. do i still need him to write consent (he probably would.. but.. ugh)? (such a bitch if i do)
Also... i know the courts get a little iffy on name change to a name of opposite sex... should i tell them the real reason for changing my name.. or should i make up some bullshit reason like "my great godmothers name was Rylee... bla bla"???
Your help is greatly appreciated..
-rylee
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