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Re-register children’s birth

13 replies

21jlb · 08/05/2019 18:05

Sorry, didn’t know which thread to put this under.
I have been married for 4 years, but haven’t re-registered my three boys births after the marriage.
Does anyone know how important this is?
Their dad is on the birth certificate and they have his surname.

OP posts:
Weejo39 · 08/05/2019 18:32

How can you have birth certificates bit not registered them? I don't understand...

BelulahBlanca · 08/05/2019 18:34

Have you changed your surname OP?

WhatALearningCurve · 08/05/2019 18:37

If all your children were before the marriage then I don't think it's a big deal. As far as I'm aware you should re-register if you have children post marriage as well. Mainly due to inheritance laws as they've never been adjusted in the UK so children born after marriage have more rights than children born out of wed lock (for example if there's a disputed after your death)

Pastabest · 08/05/2019 18:37

You have to re-register any children born outside of the marriage as being children of the marriage weejo

It's to do with ensuring inheritance rights etc.

Op it's one of those things that legally you have to do and is important, but no one is actually going to chase you up about if you don't do it.

Bit like sending your expired driving license back to the DVLA if you change address etc.

KnitterOfSocks · 08/05/2019 18:38

There is a fine if you don't do it. It's a massive £2. Other than that, apart from some very obscure inheritance stuff, it makes fuck all difference.

I reregistered my oldest two who were born before I married because we had another child after we married and the registrar just did it all on the same day. Not sure I would have bothered if they were all born before marriage.

RLEOM · 08/05/2019 18:38

I didn't even realise you had to do this? 😳

ScreamScreamIceCream · 08/05/2019 18:39

Loads of people haven't done this it archaic that are laws don't match up.

Best bet is to write a will.

Original poster
21jlb · 08/05/2019 18:40

Yes I have changed my surname after marriage.
It’s a shame you can’t just do it by post Confused

OP posts:
Surfskatefamily · 08/05/2019 19:10

I would do it just to have everything correct for them in case it became important after your death

StrongerThanIThought76 · 08/05/2019 20:05

The registrar who did my son's birth advised me to re-register him if we got married to LEGITIMISE his birth.

Fucksake, are we really that archaic that folk will stick to ancient rules over inheritance because one of my children was born out of wedlock?

ArnoldBee · 08/05/2019 20:09

Well Steve Bing's dad seems to think so!

Middersweekly · 08/05/2019 20:27

This is the first time I’ve ever heard of re-registering you’re children born before marriage. My eldest dd was born before and the other 3 after. It’s never been a problem. The only time it’s ever been brought up is when registering to live in another country. They insisted I signed a form on behalf of DD1 and wouldn’t let DH do it because she was born before the marriage.

SignedUpJust4This · 08/05/2019 20:34

I think it only really matters if you have more children within the marriage. They will have first dibs on inheritance.

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