legalities concerning names

[acline93]

Legally, can the father have any say-so in the name? My child's father hasn't been involved at all, but insists that I name my baby a certain name. I was just wondering if it is my right to name my baby, or does he get to decide also.

Oh, by the way, the name he is suggesting is Judas Bartholomew. Umm....no way.

[dancerz82]

Nope he has no legal rights, so if you aren't worried about him signing the birth certificate then call your baby what ever you want!

[acline93]

I can't get child support even if I tried my damnedest. He works for a home remodeling business, and he is very close to the owner, so he gets paid cash. So if I tried to file for child support, he would just say he didn't have a job and I wouldn't get hardly anything.

[Kackie4]

Nope, he doesn't have any rights. If you don't put him on the birth certificate, he won't have any rights at all, unless he goes to court to get a test & get rights. Most likely he won't do that because he would have to pay child support. However, if you plan to try to get child support, you do have to put him on. My sister went through this a couple of years ago.

[acline93]

It's the same situation with my baby's dad. He couldn't help when I got so sick and was out of work for a while, but yet he could rent out a cabin in the mountains for $1000 for 5 days with god only knows what hoochie. And then he tries to say that my baby has to have whatever name he picks out. I told him since he's basically just the sperm donor that it's my decision, and he said he has legal rights to name our child. Pshhh.

[louloulally]

I don't know where you are but here in England the father would only have automatic rights if he is your husband, or some rights  if his name is down on the birth certificate. On a general note, how would he be able to stop you naming him what you wanted, if all his input in your pregnancy is just regarding the babies name than that says it all really. You are carrying this child, you will be raising him. If i was you i would name him what i wanted to. Good luck!

[Britt93]

No he does not. My mom named both me and my brother disregarding my dads choice completely at the hospital. She told the doctors the names. Needless to the say i dont know why she even named us when she abandoned us right after. Im happy i grew up with my dad and not her