Marinkovic: 'It's Over' as Daughter Drops His Surname
The daughter of Goca Trzan and Ivan Marinkovic has changed her surname to Trzan, and her father told Informer and Blic there is no chance of reconciliation with her.
Lena Trzan, daughter of singer Goca Trzan and former reality star Ivan Marinkovic, has changed her surname on social media. On the Instagram and TikTok accounts where she went by Lena Marinkovic until recently, the name now reads Lena Trzan.
According to Novosti, Lena had hinted to her followers before that she was considering the move, before carrying it out on both profiles. It remains unclear whether this is an official change or, for now, limited to social media. Lena is an adult, so according to her father, the decision on what surname she uses is hers alone.
What Lena said
The explanation came in a short TikTok video, in which she answered followers who had asked her why.
When people ask me why I use my mom’s surname… Where would I be without her?
Lena Trzan said in the TikTok clip.
Marinkovic: it’s over, no reconciliation
On the same day, August 24, 2026, Ivan Marinkovic spoke to both Blic and Informer. He told Blic he considers the relationship with his daughter beyond repair:
If my daughter Lena wants to change her surname from Marinkovic, let her. I know what the truth is. I don’t talk about it much, I could say a lot more. I don’t want a confrontation, nothing, I sleep peacefully. I don’t blame Lena for any of this, it’s just unfixable now. There’s no talk of reconciliation here. As far as my daughter goes, it’s already over, there’s nothing more to say. It’s over, that’s it!
Marinkovic told Blic.
Informer published his account at 9:52 p.m. that same day. Marinkovic described his first reaction to Lena’s move:
I was, as they say, surprised, disappointed and so on. But what can I do? I know I’m not to blame for any of it, and that blood can’t be changed.
he told Informer.
He added that he has no way to influence his daughter’s decision, since she is an adult:
Lena is an adult, so there’s nothing I can do about it. She has the right to decide for herself, so there’s really nothing I can do.
Even so, he maintains that changing her surname changes nothing:
Changing her surname is pointless when everyone knows who her father is.
Marinkovic said.
Blames Goca Trzan
Marinkovic claims the surname change isn’t Lena’s spontaneous decision, but the result of a long-standing plan by her mother:
That’s been her mother’s plan for a long time now… Goca did all of this so that Lena would have this kind of picture of me.
he said, speaking to Informer.
In the same conversation, he mentioned the possibility that Lena might take the surname of Rasa Novakovic, Goca Trzan’s current husband, instead of Trzan, adding that he had brought this up before as a joke. He also said that after his last contact with his daughter, an exchange of messages a few days earlier, he sees no prospect of reconciliation.
The portal has previously reported on the conflict between Ivan Marinkovic and Lena, when he announced he would have to file a lawsuit to prove he is her father. According to Informer, Lena changed her surname on social media just an hour after Marinkovic’s statement about the end of their relationship was published, which reinforced the impression that her post was a direct response to her father.
So far, Goca Trzan has not responded to her former husband’s latest accusations. It also remains open whether the surname change will stay limited to social media or whether Lena will pursue it through official channels as well.
