Posted by Deborah A Rorabaugh on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/RE-CC-AOK-tp1489003p1489067.html

In point of fact - the kids do not automatically change their last names when Mom
remarries, even in the US. Sometimes the kids choose to take their step-dad's name
for school or socially, but unless the kids are actually adopted by their
step-dad, this is not a legal name change - for insurance, dirver's license, etc.
For the adoption proceedings, the natural father must sign away his parental
rights. This also means the natural father is no longer obligated to provide child
support and visitation is no longer a right.
Straker obviously didn't do this.

Suzanne Sutherland wrote: