2007-06-27 21:12:55 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Every child I know where the parents were not married or got divorced before the baby was born - the child has the mother's surname.
However, I think the surname should be whichever parent is the primary caregiver. If it's equal I'd lean towards the mother's name, since she's the one that carried the pregnancy and did the work of labour.
2007-06-27 21:25:59 · answer #1 · answered by Delicious Pear 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Name of register.If whoever has the care of the baby marries
again and the male or female wants to adopt.Then the other
parent has to give permission before the surname can be changed.
2007-06-28 04:23:05 · answer #2 · answered by Butt 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The surname traditionally follows the male line whether you are married, divorced or other but it is entirely up to you what you name your child. In retrospect, I wish I had not have given in to my sister who insisted I name my son after his father even though we had split up before the birth. He is now the only one in my household with another surname although he can change it if he wants at 16 (I think and hope he chooses too). Good luck.
2007-06-28 04:21:02 · answer #3 · answered by West Aussie Chick 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends I would think if you divorced before the baby. If you divorce after I think it is entirely up to the mother. If you had the baby before I think she/he generally takes his surname.
2007-06-28 04:19:23 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Te last name is ll up to you, a lot of people use thier own (the mothers) last name in cases like this . . .
But it also all depends on what terms you and the father are on right now. If you are still talking and are friends (not too often does that one happen but it does happen) or are you guys far from that.
If you guys are not talking and you feel basically that "he is the scum of the earth" I would deffinitely go with your own last name that way you don't have to hear his that often . . .
Good Luck
2007-06-28 10:01:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name on the birth certificate, unless it's a mutual decision then it can be changed. When the child reaches 18 they're entitled to change their name legally. It would make sense to keep it the way it is and then leave it up to the child to decide at a later date.
2007-06-28 04:21:25 · answer #6 · answered by clairew1207 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In New Zealand, If you are not married or divorced and do not live together at the time of the babies birth, than the mother can name the baby anything she wants, you can name it either your last name, your husbands last name or a mixture of both, or even a totally made up new name.
I personally named my son his fathers last name as I was still married and had the last name too.(as was his big sister) For me personally even though we were seperated, he was still his son and deserved his name (also its a pretty cool last name!) though I have a new husband now my two older chidlren still have my exhusbands last name.
Goodluck
2007-06-28 04:19:54 · answer #7 · answered by Dani 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my wife's cousin had a baby but she wasn't married to the father...they are still together 2 years later but the child has the mother's surname...although the mother has also said that she will enever change her surname even if she gets married...so each to their own..it's a preference really for yourself
2007-06-28 04:29:57 · answer #8 · answered by Frank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whatever surname you give it or if it had a surname before the divorce, then it would keep the same one.
You can call yourself anything you want as long as you dont have any intention of fraud.
2007-06-29 05:41:10 · answer #9 · answered by Catwhiskers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the father will always be the father so divorce or not,the baby has to use the father's surname unless you want to do otherwise.
2007-06-28 07:12:12 · answer #10 · answered by vanpuj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋