The surname of my unborn child......help needed

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Thought I would post on here for advice really....I am 7 months pregnant due in January, the father of my child is absent due to the fact it was a brief relationship we split up, I found I was pregnant, he wanted me to abort but I refused.

I am separated from my ex husband (not the father of my baby but father of my two DC) I still have his name and so thought I would give the baby the same name as him

My Mum however thinks this is wrong giving the baby my ex hubby name as he has been very hostile about my pregnancy etc and because the baby is not his she thinks the baby should have my maiden name and i should revert back to using my maiden name.

I just want the baby to be the same as me and my children but also am not completely happy with him having my ex name also.

Any advice?

Isn't there legislation in place that would recognise this child automatically. A child of the ops marriage as they are not yet divorced?

Your name now is exactly that YOUR name. Yes your EH may also have that name but so do many other people in the world! Giving your child your name is exactly that, giving your child YOUR name.

OP.
As your name is now your ex husband's I assume you can register with your name, but the correct name of baby's father should be entered and not a false one. As you are not married to the father, to have his name on the birth certificate, he would have to with you at registration. So, as this will not happen, technically the name of the father will be left blank .I agree that it would be best for all your children to have the same surname.

Sorry just realised my post on its own sounds rather unhelpful.

I am concerned that as op isn't divorced, regardless of names the child might automatically be recognised as her husband and there might be other steps she needs to take to ensure this doesn't happen?