Marriage failing, birth registration third trimester

[rosiebutterfly]

Hi all, it really makes me heartbroken to say that my marriage is failing and my husband has narcissistic tendencies and it is very tough right now.
I am 35 weeks pregnant and what I did want to ask if anyone knows is birth registration rights here in the UK?
after our complete breakdown, I really want my baby to have my maiden name (my dad died last year and I wanted to honour my baby with my dads surname instead of my married name)
Do I have any right to do this? ( I know he has equal rights) so I’m not meaning to sneakily try and register the name I want without him but I am scared to approach it with my husband as he is extremely manipulative and I know he won’t agree to it, what happens if we both can’t agree on a surname, I know he won’t be easy with this because it’s something I really want? It just means so much to me

If you are legally married then there is no requirement for both parents to attend the birth registration appointment. You can choose whichever surname you wish to. But think carefully what name you will choose. Do you have other children? consider this if they have a different surname.

Thank you, no this is my first child so no other surnames

If you are married I think I am right in saying he can register the birth alone. I may be wrong, so check.

Any of you can register the birth without the other parent. In theory you can do it as long as you get in there before he does.

Will you be switching back to this name too when you divorce? Legally there’s nothing to stop you I don’t think.

Could you register the baby with a double-barreled surname? Yours hyphen his? The marriage may be failing but he's still the child's father and will have a role to play in his life. Double-barreled would allow you to put your maiden name alongside your married surname to honour your dad.

Thank you so much everyone, then I will get in there first and explain, when my child grows up they can always make their own decision and change it, mine is double barrelled so I will apply to change mine ( if I can ) at the same time

I do understand this and that’s what I have myself but the way he is treating me and acting towards me so late on in the pregnancy is making me feel sick having his name