Timeline for What are the pros and cons of school-aged adopted children taking their adoptive parents' name?
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| Jan 2, 2019 at 22:10 | comment | added | pojo-guy | I know this is an old (almost archaeological) post. The son of a friend of mine, son of a firefighter who died in the line of duty, chose to keep his birth surname when he was adopted. The name is a point of pride for him, and his choice to keep his birth name a point of pride for both of his parents. | |
| Nov 19, 2012 at 7:31 | comment | added | Lennart Regebro | And by changing the name they might feel that you are forcing them and that you are severing their links to their earlier life. So it's not that easy. | |
| Oct 29, 2011 at 20:44 | vote | accept | PearsonArtPhoto | ||
| Jul 8, 2011 at 6:57 | comment | added | Torben Gundtofte-Bruun | Do you feel that the children should be asked for their opinion? | |
| Apr 3, 2011 at 19:26 | history | answered | JLZenor | CC BY-SA 2.5 |