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[quote=Anonymous]Seems like 2/3 family members share one surname. Maybe the new DH should consider changing his name to match theirs? Seriously, OP, let your child keep his name. His father is still his father. That family is still his family. I hope you are preserving his connections to them but it sounds like not. If, when your child grows older, he expresses a desire to take on your new husband’s surname…of his own initiative…then support him in that. But do not strip his name and his connection to his father through his name. He had no choice in his father dying. He had no choice in your new relationship. He has no choice in being adopted. Give him this choice when he is older. And please work hard to help him understand his paternal family history and heritage.[/quote]
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