Last name?

[rjb]

Sophia has her daddys last name. I don't think it matters much about whose last name the child has .. its all about the birth certificate.. when he signs the papers he has legal rights... and since hes the father he should have them anyways so it shouldnt really matter

i don't really agree with that necessarily. there are times when a father shouldn't have rights.. i'm not putting my FOB on her birth certificate at all.

 

[LittlePeople]

Our baby will have OH's surname...

Mainly because, we have a great relationship, and have plans to marry in a few years! And I'd never give my baby my surname, because I absolutely hate it! lol x

 

[Nervousmomtob]

Lol I don't like my last name either. It's hard to say, hard to spell, sounds funny, and apparently Is easy to make jokes with. But the FOB's isn't like that. I don't know though. I know he'd be a good dad and even if we don't work out I want him to have rights. We've pushed our wedding date from next fall to 2012 or so because we won't have the money for it next year. Reguardless I hope we make it and don't have to worry about rights and stuff =]

 

[LoisP]

Lol I don't like my last name either. It's hard to say, hard to spell, sounds funny, and apparently Is easy to make jokes with. But the FOB's isn't like that. I don't know though. I know he'd be a good dad and even if we don't work out I want him to have rights. We've pushed our wedding date from next fall to 2012 or so because we won't have the money for it next year. Reguardless I hope we make it and don't have to worry about rights and stuff =]

Aww hope everything works out for you hun!

 

[LauraBee]

It's completely your choice. It's something you definitely need to discuss with FOB, but this seems pretty sorted... I would suggest maybe giving LO your surname, just in case things change with your partner, but if things work out and you do get married, both you and babe will take the dad's name anyway...

It's pretty simple in my case, I'm not with the father, and he already made it clear that he'd rather the LO take my name, but I'm choosing a completely new surname for my child (I have issues with my family name, so it's a chance to start over).

Your dad really has no say in this though...

 

[sleepinbeauty]

I've always said that I would give my baby my last name unless his/her father and I were currently married. Even if we are engaged. You just never know! When I change my name when I get married to a baby's daddy then we can both change our name.

I've also always said that if I had a baby with guy #1 and ended out marrying guy#2 that the baby would have my maiden name and that it would stay like that is guy #2 didn't adopt. If he didn't and baby kept the maiden name then I'd hyphenate mine with baby's and husband's.

I'm so complicated with my names. lol

 

[lizardbreath]

Jaymee has her dads last name and this baby will also have his last Name I was always told the baby gets the dads last name so thats how I do it

 

[sara1786]

I know it's early to be thinking about a last name since I'm only 6 weeks but my dad brought up something about it today and I said I thought the baby would probably take the FOB's last name since were planning on getting married a year after the babys born and he freaked out majorly. He said that there's no way the baby is taking his last name unless we talk to a attorney? And I don't have the money to pay to talk to a attorney for 30minutes. I mean if he wants to pay for it I don't care but it's just annoying me ya know?

Anyways..... The point behind all this is I was wondering what would be the difference in the baby having mine or his last name? Does anyone know anything about this kind of thing or know a website where I can check into it? I don't know if it matters but I live in Arkansas so maybe laws are different in different states, I'm just confused and trying to figure this out lol.

it's your child. give it whatever name you think is best.

 

[vinteenage]

Just to restate it, your father has absolutely not legal say over what you name your child. You may be a minor, but since you're having a child that makes you the legal guardian of that baby and therefore you are responsible for all legal decisions regarding him/her until they reach the age of consent.

 

[Jadelm]

LO will be having my surname as FOB has practically nothing to do with her so why should he have the honour of giving her his last name? In the long run my family name is gonna mean more to her than his seeing as his family haven't even acknowledged her existance x