dna

[LumpyCustard69]

I'm not sure if this is in the riht place, sorry.

Has anyone had any experience with getting parental dna done in the UK?

The father of my baby wants one done, which is fine, but it means I can't register the baby until the results are back (because I want the child to have the correct surname). How long do they normally take?

I may have to have a C-section, which means I'll be in hospital a couple of days or so after baby is born, and I'd rather not have the father come to the hospital if I can help it, so that'll delay it a tiny bit already :(

I'm 25weeks and have to have a scan as the decider to c-section on the 30th July. So I'm just trying to organise everything, and have an understanding of it all before the time quickly disappears!

tia

5madthings, I might just do that. I don't know how much it costs to amend a birth certificate, but no matter how much, it might be my best option.

Yes, Penguin is right. I am keeping my married name, whether I re marry in the future or not, and no matter when we sort our divorce out, it is the name I will keep now.

It will only cost you the price of a new birth certificate. It's easy to make changes in the first year of the child's life, I think after that the rules are slightly different? But it shouldn't cost anything other than the cost of the birth certificate, perhaps a small administration charge?

Dp and I actually have to re register the madthings as we are getting married, so birth certificates changed to reflect that. It's an old law that still stands, stupid but there you go. It's about £3:50 for each copy of birth certificate I think.