Notifying father of birth

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Does a mother legally have to notify the father of the birth of their baby?

No.

Could it be used against her in the future?

Plau

Sorry! Was trying to write possibly and then dropped my phone!

It doesnt look great tbh. A child has a right to a relationship with both their parents. It's not about punishing the dad; the problem is what you are taking away from the child.

Unless there are very good reasons. Is he dangerous? Has he hurt you? Hurt other children?

No you don't.congratulations.

No requirement to inform father.
If mother is not in a current relationship with the father, don't put him on birth certificate.
The ball will now be in father's court.
If he wishes involvement with his child, he can request DNA test, via court, to establish paternity, and parental responsibility.
Not aware of any instance where not keeping the father informed has been ' held against' the mother.
It's as much for the father to keep himself informed as it is for the mother.

Sorry! Was trying to write possibly and then dropped my phone!

Sorry this made me laugh out loud 🤣

You are under absolutely no legal obligation though. And nothing will happen to you in the future should the father find out. You might get a dressing down for it if he takes court action for access, but nothing will actually happen to you.

@BobbieDraper
I highly doubt this will happen, but if dad takes mum to court for custody, would the fact that mum hadn't informed him of the birth sway a custody/visitation decision. It was my understanding that custody/visitation is based off of the ability to look after/care for the child.
Basically although it does not look good, can it actually affect anything in court if it were to go down that route?

Does/did he know you're pregnant? If yes, then if he's interested, surely he'll ask.

Does he know you're pregnant? And he isnt interested so youre not planning to tell him?

Or does he not know anything about it?

@BobbieDraper
He knows she is pregnant, hasn't contributed anything or seemed interested in baby or health of mum until she spilt up with him. Now is using baby to get to her and harassing her and her best friend. Advice of social worker was to block him. He knows babies due date and has other ways to contact her if he was really interested (email, phone number of family member, has her address).

She isnt required to tell him. If social workers are already involved then they might speak with him regarding the child's welfare though and he can of course go down the court route for access, but not telling him wont change the outcome for her.

He would find out if she goes for child maintenance too.

No, the mother does not have to notify the father of the birth. Failure to do so won't make any difference to the outcome of any court case. The courts generally take the view that it is in the child's best interests to have a relationship with both parents. If he goes to court, he will almost certainly get access and parental responsibility. However, it is highly unlikely he would get an order saying the child lives with him and not the mother.