Not knowing what to do to choose the last name of her future child, a 29-year-old young woman sought the opinion of Internet users on Reddit to find out whether giving her ex-husband’s name to her baby was a good or a bad idea.
Testimonies of parents unable to find a name for their baby are not uncommon on social networks. On the other hand, it is rarer to see a couple of future parents wondering about the last name that their offspring will bear. Rare but not impossible since this is the dilemma faced by this young 29-year-old woman, as reported by our colleagues at Metro.
An uncertainty that arises from the marital situation of the mother-to-be. She explained that she was pregnant but was no longer in a relationship with the father of the future child, the latter having expressly made it known that he did not want the child to bear his last name during their separation. Logic pushed the mother-to-be to think about giving the baby her own last name. But it turns out that this is also her ex-husband’s last name.
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“I kept my ex-husband’s last name”
Indeed, since their separation, the young woman who also had a daughter with her ex-husband, has not done what is necessary to change her name. The other option that comes to mind would be to give the child her maiden name, but this turns out to be unimaginable for the young woman.
For her, it is impossible for her offspring to share the same last name as her father. Not knowing what to do, she turned to the opinions of Internet users on Reddit. “I kept my ex-husband’s last name”she wrote on the social network.
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“Would this be madness?”
And, to add: “Our child had that name, so I didn’t change it. Now I have this new baby, but his last name isn’t originally mine? It is obvious that the father will not be involved. Would it be crazy for me to give the baby another man’s last name?”.
Specifying that she had already mentioned the idea of one day using her ex-husband’s name with him before separating, she indicated that if this decision came to fruition, she would “certainly talk about it ” to her ex-husband “out of politeness”.
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“That’s legally my name.”
“It’s also my name now. I didn’t choose it thinking “this looks good”. I have had this name for over ten years and it appears on all my diplomas, licenses, etc. It’s not out of spite. This is legally my name”she wrote on Reddit.
An argument that seems to have resonated with most readers of his forum post. “Legally, it’s your last name. For any government entity, this is your last name. So free yourself from at least one worry”for example suggested a user of Reddit.
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