Khloé Kardashian was originally undecided on a moniker for her son
Khloé Kardashian has legally changed the name of her and Tristan Thompson’s baby boy.
After learning that the Good American co-founder, 39, initially listed her son Tatum’s name as Baby Kardashian on his birth certificate — as she had yet to decide on a moniker at the time — documents obtained by PEOPLE confirm that the two have legally changed his name.
On Thursday, a Los Angeles county judge granted the name change for the now 13-month-old, officially decreeing him Tatum Thompson.
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Per California law, new parents can pick whether they’d like their child to have the father’s last name, the mother’s last name or a combination of both, with whatever the parent chooses being permanent unless a court order dictates otherwise.
Kardashian and Thompson, 32, welcomed their son in July 2022. The pair also share daughter True, 5.
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Kardashian announced last year that she had welcomed her son via surrogate. The reality star revealed Tatum’s name in the season three 3 of The Kardashians in May and opened up later on in the series about her struggles with bonding with her son after the surrogacy.
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Showing her support for her daughter, mom Kris Jenner told Kardashian that she needed to go easier on herself because she is a doting mom.
“I wish I wasn’t so critical of myself,” Kardashian said during a confessional, “because I’m very kind to everyone else, I’m just not very kind to myself. But being a mom is truly one of, just the most magical experiences ever.”