Baby surname

[Tazlet]

OK - a tough one... Me and my other half have only been together just under year and have a new born..... We now have to register the baby - but what surname? I have no doubt the dad and I will be married and be happy but at the same time I am not stupid and am aware things could wrong.....

What is the process if I register baby with my name until we marry then want to change it?

You can change it in the future but what about a double barrelled surname?

My son has his fathers surname. We split up. I wish I had of given him my name. The amount of parents evenings ive been to where I get called "mrs exesname" is annoying. Why not give him your name and say you will change it when you are married and all share the same name?

Give the baby your surname. It can be changed later if you decide to change your name to match your partner's

Yours.

DP can always change to yours on marriage if he wishes.

Yours. You've basically been together not much longer than you've been pregnant. It would be lunacy to give it his.

And it can be changed in years to come.

Your surname. If you marry it's easy changed. Passport issues if not your surname!!

Yours.

To change the surname of a child under 16 you need BOTH parents permission. Changing it to match his in the event of marriage would be easy. Changing it to yours in the event of a breakup can be impossible.

I would say yours. And I say this as someone who never had a second's angst about changing my name to be "Mrs DH". It's a newish relationship and I think you will regret it immensely if you split up down the line and have a different name to your son. If you do marry, I believe it is relatively easy to change it to his father's name if you wish to later.

Yours. Why would you give your son his dad's name when you could give him your own name?

I'd want my children to share my name, particularly if the relationship isn't completely solid.