Jewish unmaried couple... expecting... what is a traidition and is there a law in CA that demands that child gets father's last names?
2006-10-28 13:18:17 · 10 answers · asked by h_tgilda 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Use them both -john smith-jones
2006-10-28 13:28:48 · answer #1 · answered by Urchin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no law stating the child has to carry either parents lastname... The child can have a completly different lastname than the parents...
Traditionally the child is given the lastname of the father whether born in or out of wedlock..
More recently parents have been choosing to hyphenate the childs lastname including both lastnames such as Smith-Jones... Just make sure when you look at the names you look at them as words as well as names because some combinations bring to mind interesting things...
2006-10-28 20:45:17 · answer #2 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually the child get the father's last name but if you can tell that the father is not into the relationship then the child could get your last name but even if the father doesn't stick arid it still is kinda common for the child to have the father's last name
2006-10-28 20:37:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually the baby gets the fathers last name.
2006-10-28 20:53:40 · answer #4 · answered by marie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It used to be normally for the Father's last name to be given to the child, but in today's society if it agreed upon, the Mom's name can be used...also hyphenated names are very popular...mom's and dad's together
2006-10-28 20:42:00 · answer #5 · answered by basport_2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, which of you is going to be carrying the baby for nine months, going through agony, and then getting up four times a night for the next year and a half? I would say whichever partner is going to be doing those duties deserves to give the baby their last name.
2006-10-28 20:37:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually the father's, but could be given the mother's if you don't think you will end up marrying.
2006-10-28 20:26:32 · answer #7 · answered by F T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fathers name..probably should get married folks.
2006-10-28 21:30:27 · answer #8 · answered by bgh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not at all. if you want the child to have your last name, it can. i think legally it can have either parent's last name
2006-10-28 21:37:46 · answer #9 · answered by dixiegirl687 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could have either one of the last names or even both of them
2006-10-28 20:30:12 · answer #10 · answered by danny20_2002us 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋