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MADem

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3. Yes, in America. The BIRTH certificate, really, is the start point.

Reply to DhhD (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 25, 2015, 10:31 AM

Dec 2015

It depends on what the parents identify as the child's last name from the get-go.

A kid coming from another country, though, has a different system by which to derive their name.

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This is a common thing to use both parental names. MADem Dec 2015 #1

The legal name is assigned with the SS number, education or school records, licenses and DhhD Dec 2015 #2

Yes, in America. The BIRTH certificate, really, is the start point. MADem Dec 2015 #3