Who's surname to give the baby?

[Kate8790]

Me and my partner are expecting a baby daughter next month and we can't agree on the baby's surname. As we are unmarried and not living together and the relationship is very up and down, I believe it's in our daughters best interests to have my surname as she will live with me. He believes she should have his surname as he thinks it's the right thing to do. He can be very domineering if we disagree on something and is trying to forbid me from giving our daughter my surname. I just don't know what to do for the best 😣

My daughter is married but didn't take her husbands name. Their baby has her surname, not his.

This is what equality looks like. The assumption of the status quo has gone and people define their own ways.

I find the assumption is very much still around, actually.

No MargaretCavendish, you assuming your lack of knowledge is either representative or relevant is ridiculous.

Also, celebrities? I mean, really! I don't think I even know the first or surnames of that many these days! Some of you have such odd ideas about things that you consider relevant to the issue of child name choices.

True. Unless we challenge it.

My kids didn't want their fathers name and have all changed them to something different and different from each other too. I am changing mine by deed poll this year.

So my dd's baby's name isn't even her birth name it's the name she chose for herself.