Step Father's rights

[Soulman25]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience to me or can offer any advice.

I have lived with my partner, step daughter (8) and my partners and my 2 children aged 5 and 2 years old for 6 years now.

My step daughter currently has my partners surname as do my 2 children as I didn't want my step daughter to feel she wasn't equal to her brother and sister. Once married this summer I will be applying for parental responsibility

She sees her biological father every other weekend for a day and sometimes through the week. She only started seeing him once she was 3 and he isn't on the birth certificate but obviously still has parental responsibility.

Once I have parental responsibility we are looking at apply to have her surname changed to mine so the whole family will have the same name.

I was wondering what the procedure is for this and how likely or unlikely it is to happen?

Any help or advice would be much appreciated

Thanks in advance

[MIKE770]

I had to get f the Fathers signature to the fact after which court allowed and the change was made social services in the 70s were helpful in my case?

[DirtySmurf]

In order for you to have Parental Responsibility, both biological parents or anyone else with Parental Responsibility would have to agree and sign a Parental Responsibility Order.

You do not get Parental Responsibility by marrying the mother UNLESS you are the biological father.

In order to change a child's surname you will also need the consent of anyone with Parental Responsibility