WHAT LAST NAME BABIES CAN HAVE?
Marylen21
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I HAVE A QUESTION HOW YOU GUYS HANDLE THE BABYS LAST NAME? WE WANT TO HAVE 2 BABIES BUT WE WANT THEM TO HAVE THE SAME LAST NAME. MY PARTNER IS HAVING ONE AND I WILL HAVE ONE LATER. I WAS READING ONLINE ABOUT IT( gay and lesbian parents could hyphenate both last names and also use that last name for their children). When an unmarried couple has a child, whose last name does the child take?
In the vast majority of states, when it comes to baby names, anything goes. This includes first, middle, and last names. You don't have to give the baby the last name of either parent -- for example, Mary Jones and Jack Brown can name their child Sunrise Smith. You may opt to hyphenate both of your last names, give the child one of your last names as a middle name -- or decide later and amend the birth certificate to reflect your new choice. (You can amend a birth certificate by contacting your state's Department of Vital Statistics, which you can locate through the website of the National Center for Health Statistics.)
NOT SURE WHAT TO DO, THANKS FOR YOUR ADVISE.
In the vast majority of states, when it comes to baby names, anything goes. This includes first, middle, and last names. You don't have to give the baby the last name of either parent -- for example, Mary Jones and Jack Brown can name their child Sunrise Smith. You may opt to hyphenate both of your last names, give the child one of your last names as a middle name -- or decide later and amend the birth certificate to reflect your new choice. (You can amend a birth certificate by contacting your state's Department of Vital Statistics, which you can locate through the website of the National Center for Health Statistics.)
NOT SURE WHAT TO DO, THANKS FOR YOUR ADVISE.
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My daughter was born before my partner and I got married but my daughter has her last name. I changed my name after we legally got married....so now all our names match! Yeah!!
If your partner is doing a 2nd parent adoption the adoption attorney will also ask if you want to change the child's name of the "new" birth certificate.
Can a female name be in the birth certificate as birth FATHER?
As far as both mothers' names being listed on the birth certificate, it depends on the state you are in. In Hawaii, only the birth mother can be listed on the birth certificate. However, in states where same-sex marriage is legal, both mothers can be listed on the birth certificate at the time of birth if you are legally married at the time. Because of this, my wife and I will be moving to Connecticut and will be legally married there before giving birth. It is important to us to live in a place that recognizes our family in this way. For us, this is important enough to pick up our lives and move from Hawaii to Connecticut.