Any immigration problems with both parents having different surnames to kids?

[Lovage]

So I'm Lovage Herbgarden and DP is Bodlicious Danube. The kids' surname is Danube-Herbgarden (well, you get the idea). Has anyone experienced this naming pattern and immigration services? Is it okay or do they want to say evidence of parenthood (which we could supply, but don't really want to take birth certificates on holiday unless necessary).

We're only going to France, not the States or anywhere difficult like that. I'm probably fretting needlessly.

Ask French Embassy?

Ask French Embassy?

Do you mean at border control? If so, I'd have thought your passports would have the necessary details in them already?

We have the same name arrangement with our dc. And we've never had problems either going in or out of the country. It never occurred to me to take birth certificates.

One of our trips was to France via the tunnel. The other was a flight to Greece.

i have been asked a few times about myu relationship to DS.

He has my surname, so when i was a LP we were asked. I am white, DS is mixed race.

I married and took DH surname. on recent trips back from France (never on the outwards journey) we have been questioned. Probably as we have me, DH and DSS with one surname and DS who is a different skin colour with a different surname.

I now carry a photocopy of my marriage certificate and DS' birth certificate. it's just easier :)

Can't see this being an issue. If you think of Spanish families, then Mrs herdadsname-hermumsname & Mr hisdadsname-hismumsname have children hisdadsname-herdadsname. (Wow that was complex, but you get the idea). And they travel fine.

DD has my DHs surname whilst i have kept mine. I sometimes travel with DD on my own. Once i was told by thai airways that i couldnt board my return flight without her birth certificate or proof that she was my daughter. Unfortunately the BC was on the other side of the world. I agreed to be interviewed by the police at the airport and in the end they checked me in without seeing the police.

I will make sure i travel with her father or her BC in future.

I have a different surname to DS, he has his dad's Polish name. We both have British passports.

We usually travel without OH and I'm finding that I'm getting asked more and more often now, especially when going in and out of Poland.

I always carry his BC it's just easier

Thanks, that's really helpful. I think we will take copies, just to be on the safe side! A photocopy will take 5 minutes to organise and could save a world of woe.