Changing surname. K-2 -> I-485

[Don_and_Kate 0]

Hello everyone!

We again need your help.

My wife Kate (with her daughter Bella) came here on the 7th of feb on k-1 and k-2 visas. Right now we are fulfilling all the paperwork for i-485 packet and can't figure out one thing - what surname should we use for my wife's daughter - her russian one or mine (my wife decided to take my surname)?

Kate's daughter doesn't have a father even at the documents - so Kate is the only parent. We want Bella to have MY surname from the very beginning. Can we file documents using MY surname so it will be changed for Bella also?

Thank you for all your answers.

Kate and Don

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Hello everyone!

We again need your help.

My wife Kate (with her daughter Bella) came here on the 7th of feb on k-1 and k-2 visas. Right now we are fulfilling all the paperwork for i-485 packet and can't figure out one thing - what surname should we use for my wife's daughter - her russian one or mine (my wife decided to take my surname)?

Kate's daughter doesn't have a father even at the documents - so Kate is the only parent. We want Bella to have MY surname from the very beginning. Can we file documents using MY surname so it will be changed for Bella also?

Thank you for all your answers.

Kate and Don

Total guess here, but my thoughts:

A wife can take a new surname by marriage. But for a child, I think you will have to legally adopt her or go get a legal name change at your courthouse (which a child most likely can't do on her own) Then send proof of legal name change in with the AOS, which is filled out with Bella's newly changed surname.