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my dd is going to register her baby boy on fri ,dads name not going on has hes been a right asshole will he have any rights ,any advice please

I don't think so, assuming they are not married. If his name is not on the birth certificate he won't have parental responsibility.

I think though he can go through the courts to apply for a paternity test, not sure how it works exactly.

no not married ex fella has done nowt but hastle her ,and got his fb bitchers to post comments on her page hes seen him once in 3 wks

If he's not on the birth certificate then he will not get Parental Responsibility automatically. However he could apply for PR at court and he'd almost certainly get it unless your DD contests paternity in which case there'll have to be a test.

If/when he gets PR then your DD would be obliged to consult with him regarding schooling, (non-emergency) medical treatment and suchlike. He'd have to have PR before (or at the same time as) applying to court for a contact order.

There's a good overview of PR here.

shes seen him today and he said he wishers he was not born and my dd should of got rid

I am very much in a similar quandary being 32 weeks pg to an arsehole I was in a very very brief relationship with.

I have decided not to name him as father because he denies the child is his (it definately is) and I figure if he wants to be involved then I will not stop him, but he will have to go to court/arrange dna testing if thats what he wants.

In all honesty I think he is not that bothered and the child may be harmed more by him popping in and out of his/her life than if he is not there at all. I think if he wants involving, he needs to work for it and not be handed a ton of rights on a plate that frankly, I don't believe he has earned. So I will let him know when baby is born, but will not be naming him.

Ladyjadey, you are doing the right thing, as other posts show on here sometimes the fathers who did not want their babies often are a pain in the arse after the birth with access rights and what not - not because they want to see their baby but because they know they can emotionally abuse their ex partners!

Although I am still with my partner ( very difficult relationship to get out of at the minute), he has been a complete arse since he found out that I was pregnant and he goes from being extremely happy to telling me that he doesn't want our baby - all depends on which way the wind is blowing that day! This is all despite us being together for 6 years and always planning on having a baby. Anyway, there is no way that I will put his name on the BC as I know that when I do get away from him he would be a complete nightmare over access rights - just to spite me. Yes he can go through the courts but at least he will not have Parental Responsibility if he does not bother with court cases etc.

Lady.. if the father is denying paternity then presumably he will not go with you or give permission for his name to be on the BC, so you cant decide to 'name' him or not. The decision will be taken out of your hands as he will need to be with you.