Giving out last name

[Jackie1884]

I'm am NCP.  We have joint legal custody.  We are all in Minnesota.  

I recently received an email from CP asking for the last name of my finance.  She claims she as a legal right to that information.  

I had provided CP my fiancé's cell phone number at CP request and CP sent harassing text messages to my finance.  Finance ended up changing her number.    

1.  Does my ex have a legal right to my finance's last name?


Thank you for your time.

[socrateaser]

>I'm am NCP.  We have joint legal custody.  We are all in
>Minnesota.  
>
>I recently received an email from CP asking for the last name
>of my finance.  She claims she as a legal right to that
>information.  
>
>I had provided CP my fiancé's cell phone number at CP request
>and CP sent harassing text messages to my finance.  Finance
>ended up changing her number.    
>
>1.  Does my ex have a legal right to my finance's last name?

Different states have different rights in this area, however, I would generally say, no, that the CP has no legal authority to demand this information, without serving a subpoena or obtaining a court order.

One way to deflect this sort of intrusion is to request that the other party provide the specific legal authorities (statutes, case law, etc.) on which they base their right to information. Then, it becomes their problem to provide you with the correct legal answer -- and if they can't -- that ends the inquiry.