Hi,
I'm currently 31 weeks pregnant and now separated from the father. We are unmarried however we had agreed that he would be on the child's birthcert and that my child would have his surname. Regardless of how badly we are fighting he still wants the child to have his name and I'm still perfectly fine with it, I don't want her to have my name. My question is, does that then mean he is automatically given rights to her? By being on her birthcert and sharing the same last name? Or does he still have to apply for guardianship rights to her? Would it cause any legal complications if we ever had to go to court regarding our child? Thanks
I'm currently 31 weeks pregnant and now separated from the father. We are unmarried however we had agreed that he would be on the child's birthcert and that my child would have his surname. Regardless of how badly we are fighting he still wants the child to have his name and I'm still perfectly fine with it, I don't want her to have my name. My question is, does that then mean he is automatically given rights to her? By being on her birthcert and sharing the same last name? Or does he still have to apply for guardianship rights to her? Would it cause any legal complications if we ever had to go to court regarding our child? Thanks