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Aaron Paul, his wife and 8-month-old baby have new legal names

The actor and his wife petitioned the court to change their names and their infant son's name in November.
Aaron Paul and Lauren Parsekian
Aaron Paul and Lauren Parsekian attend the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on February 9, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California.Kevin Mazur / WireImage
/ Source: TODAY

Aaron Paul, his wife, Lauren, and their baby boy officially have new legal names.

According to court documents obtained by TODAY, the Los Angeles Superior Court has granted name changes for all three members of the family after the couple petitioned to change their names last month.

The couple's surname has been legally changed from Sturtevant to Paul, and their 8-month-old son's first and middle name has been legally changed from Casper Emerson Paul to Ryden Caspian Paul, read the court documents filed on Dec. 19.

The pair first petitioned the court to make the legal name changes in documents filed Nov. 3, which were obtained by TODAY.

On April 20, Paul announced that he and his wife of nine years had welcomed their second child together. The couple also share 4-year-old daughter Story Annabelle Paul, born Feb. 6, 2018.

Paul shared the news on Instagram, posting three adorable photos of the couple’s newborn son swaddled in his hospital linens on the day he was born. In the caption, the actor introduced his son to the world as Ryden Caspian Paul.

“So happy you are out in this world you beautiful boy you,” he added. “I promise to make you proud little guy. We have been absorbing this baby boy for the last month and feel it’s time to finally share the news of his arrival. We love you endlessly.”

Paul also introduced his infant son as Ryden during an April appearance on “The Tonight Show.” After he was congratulated on the birth of his second child by host Jimmy Fallon, Paul said his son's name was Ryden before the "Saturday Night Live" alum shared several photos of the newborn.

During that interview, the actor shared how his daughter has been adjusting to being a big sister, telling Fallon, “She’s madly in love with him. Can’t squeeze him enough. Like, lays on top of him, suffocates him. I mean, it’s her doll.”

Story isn’t the only person in Paul’s life who has become enamored with his infant son, either.

Paul revealed to Fallon on the show that not only had his friend and former "Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston already met his son, but Paul also asked him to be the infant's godfather too.

“I asked Bryan on his birthday if he would be our baby’s godfather,” he said, before joking to Fallon, “He said no. He’s very busy.”