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Old 02-06-2008, 09:26 AM
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Question Does Giving My Baby Father's Last Name On Birth Certificate Give Him Rights?
hello,
I live in Washington state and am about to have a child with a man whom I am not married, he wants our baby to have his last name and I want to know if by giving her his last name does that give him any paternal rights if he is not listed as the father on the birth Certificate?
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Old 02-06-2008, 10:28 AM
jojo4 jojo4 is offline
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Default Re: Does Giving My Baby Father's Last Name On Birth Certificate Give Him Rights?
No, it does not. It doesn't even establish legal paternity. A name is just a name. You can name the child Herbert Hoover if you really like the name.
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