Choosing The Last Name of My Child
Im having a baby with my ex boyfriend were seprated and both have moved on. If i give our child his last name can he take it from me, and do i have to put him on the birth certifficut to get him to pay childsupport? What rights does he have by me putting him on the birth certfficut and using his last name?
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You have the right to name the child Bill Gates III if you wish :) - and Dad has the right to file in court to establish paternity, visitation and child support, and to petition the court and request kiddo's name be hyphenated to include his.
Putting his name on the birth certificate and/or using his last name does not confer him any rights - he'll still need to go to court to establish visitation etc.
You will need to establish paternity legally before you can get child support.
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You have the right to name the child Bill Gates III if you wish :) - and Dad has the right to file in court to establish paternity, visitation and child support, and to petition the court and request kiddo's name be hyphenated to include his.
Putting his name on the birth certificate and/or using his last name does not confer him any rights - he'll still need to go to court to establish visitation etc.
You will need to establish paternity legally before you can get child support.
Just to clarify, the father also has the right to request kiddos last name be only his last name.
It isn't always ordered, but TN is in the south and it happens alot more often in the south, especially for an infant.
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Just to clarify, the father also has the right to request kiddos last name be only his last name.
It isn't always ordered, but TN is in the south and it happens alot more often in the south, especially for an infant.
Excellent point.
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And further, mom can't PUT anyone's name on the child's birth certificate but her's and the child's. If HIS name is to appear, he would have to sign an AOP to do so. Unless that happens, kiddo has no father.