Questions about babies last name and Birth certificate???

Question

Im 38 weeks along with my second child, with my first her father didnt was not around so he never signed the birth certificate so i gave my daughter my last name. But with this baby the father is here for me and the baby but does not want to sign the certificate until we get a DNA test which is fine with me becuase i have nothing to hide from him, my question is CAN I GIVE OUR BABY HIS LAST NAME WITHOUT HIM SIGNING THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE???

Answer 1

yes, put him down as the father.....if you know that in fact he is the father...and it wounds like you do......if his name is not sown as the father and if something were to happen that your relationship doesn't work our he will not have to pay for any child support .......were you aware of that with your first child's father.....if you are good to care for the children on your won well then that won't matter......i wish you all the best!!

Answer 2

I think that you can.

My son's father never signed anything but I did give my son both our names T-R and hyphenated it. We never married, and hardly lived together,  and now are not even together and he is married.

I tell my son that we both claim him so he got both our names!! He loves it. He feels both our love and there is no hassle about it. When he travels with me we use my T last name and when he is with his dad he used his R last name... and so there is not trouble and everyone is happy. We never did anything "legal" to bind any thing together. His dad might pay me something for our son, but most the time I pay for everything.

It is both our view that we must co-parent for the sake of our son. He is a teen now and needs his dad for role model, so he visits his dad. We refuse to fight or "dis" each other ever in front of our son. We both are role models for his adult life and we know that we only have him a short time at home. So the LOVE factor is more important than names!

Answer 3

It really depends on where you are, he should have to sign something agreeing to have his name put on the birth certificate. BUT there are hospitals where the mother can just fill out the entire form herseld. If he's smart he'll put something in place before the birth that he's going to wait until after DNA is proven before going on the bc. If he gets put on it then is found not to be the father it's going to be h**l for him to get taken back off of it. You can try calling the hospital and asking them how it's done there.

Answer 4

Yes you can.

Ironically enough, you can give your child any last name. The name doesn't change who the parents are, so in truth, it's almost obsolete.

The DNA ties a child to their parents, not the name. =)  

Answer 5

You can put whatever you want on the birth certificate.

Answer 6

Him signing it doesn't mean the baby can't have his last name.

You can put it signed or not.

Answer 7

no he needs to sign the paper - you can just put the [papers on hold till after the DNA test and than gt him to sign.

Answer 8

I wouldn't. My boyfriend (also my son's father) is totally there for us and we even live together. I gave my son both of our last names. I wish I hadn't now. It's simply that I know we will never marry and I want my baby to have my last name.

But if you think you'll ever need to get that child support $$ or if he's in the military you'll need his last name on there.

You can give your baby any last name you wanted lol.  

Answer 9

He obviously is doubting whether or not its his, so why would you want your baby to have the surname of a guy that doesn't even trust you?

But yes, you can write whatever name you want to on it

Answer 10

The short answer is, I don't know - it may even vary with local laws.  If he's present and agrees verbally, I think they'll put his last name on the certificate anyway.  I've seen guys have their last name put on a certificate when they weren't even in the state at the time of birth; my understanding is they usually take the mother's word for it.

Answer 11

Yes you can give the baby his last name. Actually , well in my state, you can give the baby whatever last name you want to.

Answer 12

yes, you can give his last name although, based on your question I wouldn't advise it.  

Answer 13

No, he will not need to sign the papers.

You could give your kid the last name "smith" if your heart desired.

The hospital will not require a DNA test to put him on the birth certificate, and he will not have to be on the birth certificate for you to give him his last name.

Just a piece of advice, think hard before giving your child the father's last name.

I have 3 friends who gave their babies the father's last name. All 3 of them are not with that man, and really regret giving them the father's last name. They drop their kid's off at preschool, and the teacher's cal THEM by the baby's last name, which isn't their last name, and it's just a whole mess of confusion.

For example, if your last name is Johnson and his last name is Peters, and you name your child Daniel Peters, a lot more people are going to call you Mrs. Peters, which isn't your name.

They urged me to give my baby MY last name, and if my boyfriend and I get married one day, we can always change his name then.

Just a piece of advice.

Good luck with the baby and congratulations!

Answer 14

Yes you can put his name. You can put whatever last name you want for the baby. I'm so sorry for some of these rude answers people gave you.