Does anyone know what happens if you don't name the father on a birth certificate UK

[magicstarlove]

From my google searches I've seen it's not illegal but other sources say a £200 fine

For my own reason I don't really want to share I do not want this person on the birth certificate, he most likely would not show up to register the baby anyway

What would happen if I put unknown. There's hundreds of texts in my phone talking about having a baby together that's the only thing

You don't legally have to name him but he can get a solicitor to ask you to agree to parental rights and if you object he can take you to court.

RE the 100s of texts. Are you anticipating the texts being used in a court case? Perhaps it would be better to find some kind of solution before it comes to registering the baby, with Covid all registrations are delayed anyway so you have a bit more time to think about how you communicate with the father about this.

1. You can’t just name someone on a birth certificate, the father has to physically be there with you unless you are married.

1. Nothing happens to you. My mother knew who my bio father was. He wasn’t interested and wasn’t there when I was registered.

1. It’s never affected me one bit. In fact it’s totally benefitted me because a decent man adopted me and is now and will always be my real father.

think through what’s best for the child who has a right to know their father and will ha e father unknown on the certificate. It’s starting with a lie

But this isn't what birth certificates are for. They're not designed to provide incontrovertible information about biology (that's why a married woman's husband is treated differently from an unmarried woman's partner - the husband is presumed to be the dad whether he is or not; the biology is irrelevant).

If birth certs were intended to provide biological facts, it wouldn't be possible for two women to register a birth together.