{"id":2711,"date":"2023-06-27T22:23:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T03:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2711"},"modified":"2023-07-27T10:33:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T15:33:03","slug":"texas-appeals-court-reverses-childrens-name-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-reverses-childrens-name-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Appeals Court Reverses Children’s Name Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

A trial court generally cannot grant relief that was not requested by the parties in a Texas family law matter.\u00a0 Relief must generally conform to the pleadings, though in some cases an issue may be tried by consent of the parties.\u00a0 A mother recently challenged<\/a> a trial court\u2019s order changing the children\u2019s name to something different from what she had requested when the father had not participated in the proceedings.<\/p>\n

Mother Petitions for Name Change<\/strong><\/p>\n

In January 2022, the trial court adjudicated parentage and named the mother sole managing conservator of the children, who were born in 2019 and 2020.\u00a0 The children\u2019s last names were structured as \u201c[father\u2019s last name] [mother\u2019s last name].\u201d The mother then petitioned to remove the father\u2019s last name from the children\u2019s last names, alleging he had not been in their lives or supported them and that the change was in the children\u2019s best interest.<\/p>\n

The trial court held two hearings, but the father failed to answer or participate.\u00a0 The mother testified that she wanted to change the children\u2019s name to avoid inconvenience and confusion.\u00a0 She said that she had extended family in the area who shared her last name and that she did not plan to change her name.\u00a0 She also testified the change was in the best interest of the children and that she had not requested it to try to alienate the father.\u00a0 The birth certificates showing the children\u2019s names were admitted as evidence.<\/p>\n

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