Adoptions and Name Changes
The Story: Dr. Sawyer Helms was at work one day when Layton Oakes came in with obvious signs of bloaty head. After Dr. Helms treated Mr. Oakes, the teen left. Several days later, out of the blue, ...
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@Psychotps Thanks for the reply. I found the way to do it without cheats. Click on a dresser and choose "change sim" or something like that. Then you can change the last name.
I just thought that it made sense (like in Sims 3), that the last name would automatically change to that of the sim that initiated the marriage ceremony.
I just thought that it made sense (like in Sims 3), that the last name would automatically change to that of the sim that initiated the marriage ceremony.
@PenguinFoop, my guess as to why the names don't automatically change is that it is still possible for the names to change the way you don't want it to, and of course if it automatically changes you can't combine names or hyphenate them. So if Cassandra Goth marries Malcom Landgraab, does he become Malcom Goth; does she become Cassandra Landgraab, or do they both get last names of either Goth-Landgraab, Landgraab-Goth, or do they choose Goth Landgraab, or Landgraab Goth? 🤨😃 So, unless a little box pops up to let you pick what the new family's name will be, it is best to let them just keep their old last names. 😉
