birth

[ohlele]

Me and my boyfriend are not married but he is the father & he will be there when I give birth but will not be signing the birth certificate but my baby will have his last name. Pros & cons.I live in the state pf Wisconsin. No bashing please, I just need answers.

[bsconcerned]

That is a good point about the baby's name being different than hers, without the child's father's name on there to show where the name came from you may have some issues

[LucyMarie1991]

If he doesn't sign it when your child is older he/she is likely to ask why there isn't a father on their bc. Honestly, there are no pros to him not signing.
Unless you're asking because he is an adult and you are technically a child. Then the pro would be.that the state couldn't press statutory rape charges. But you haven't.explained the situation clearly enough to.get a good answer

[Mrs_English2]

You. Should google your states laws.  In tx my oldest bio dad wasn't there isnt on her bc. I have a court order for child support and he was dumb enough to not read. So i never had to change it either. It doesn't affect much though. If you put him on or dont. But if you give child hos last name you might as well put him on it. In tx they dont have to be present or sign anything. If you ever want or .need to take child out of country you will need papers showing name status (because yalls is diff) and if you put him on bc you will need his written consent to go. But that's about it. Most schools or docs dont care as long as you arw guardian and have bc and such.

[babyberry000]

I would definitely make him sign it for legal reasons

[luxah]

Even if he has been there throughout your pregnancy he can still get up and walk away. Married men do it all the time. One pro I know of, is if he does walk away and you end up marrying someone else you don't need him to sign over any rights so your child can be adopted by your spouse. Another is if you want/need to take your child out of state or country he can't stop you. You can still get child support, it can take longer but you'll normally get back pay. In the end you should do what you feel comfortable with and go from there.

[bsconcerned]

I would definitely say for legal reasons he should sign. I don't see any pros to him not signing, but the biggest con would be legal reasons such as child support..

[kriscalli]

Umm if he's the dad I would definitely have him sign it. It's him claiming that it's his child.Plus hopefully you don't break up but it could make it harder to collect child support. Or what if something happens to you god forbid.

[miracle_mommy2014]

my&&my bf arent married but he is my babys father and hes gonna be singing the birth certificate. but my bf has been through my whole pregnancy as well. but if he would have just up and dissapeared then no i wouldnt have put him on the birth certificate.

[miracle_mommy2014]

oh that is a good question. idk how to answer though.maybe someome will.
bump.

[minimistyy]

So you don't want him signing it just cause your not married ?? Me and my bf aren't married and he's the father of both my 2 kids and signed theirs . We been together 4 years and almost 6 months .

[ohlele]

Him not signing the birth certificate. We are not married but he is the father.

[miracle_mommy2014]

im sorry im not sure what your asking. the pros and cons of what?