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Changing Adoption Surname

Kursha.Love · 2023-12-04 16:31:52

I was adopted when I was young by my stepfather but because of certain circumstances i feel like I was coerced into it unjustly and now that I'm an adult and have no contact with my parents anymore, I was wondering if my stepfather would need to be involved in reversing the adoption. I wish to change my surname back to my…

04-12-2023 4:31pm

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I was adopted when I was young by my stepfather but because of certain circumstances i feel like I was coerced into it unjustly and now that I'm an adult and have no contact with my parents anymore, I was wondering if my stepfather would need to be involved in reversing the adoption. I wish to change my surname back to my original birth one but I'd rather not get involved with him or his family again.

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Adoption forum is here: https://www.boards.ie/categories/adoption
Adoption can't be reversed AFAIK.
You can change your name to whatever you want. This is usually done by deed poll through a solicitor, but isn't strictly necessary. You can just start using whatever name you want. Lots of people are not known by their 'legal' name.

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