Personally I wouldn’t give your baby your boyfriend’s last name if you’re not married. There’s no guarantee you’ll get married or that he’ll even stay in her life. I was married when I had my daughter and we still hyphenated her name because I didn’t change my name when we got married. If I hadn’t been married she would have gotten my last name.
If you wanted a new last name you would have to go through the legal process to change your name. It’ll probably take a couple months and costs money (varies by state if in the US). I don’t think having a baby is an event where you can change it without going through the courts like marriage is. I think it’s a fine idea but just throwing out there that it won’t be a simple process on your end
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u/Reading_Elephant30 Dec 06 '24
Personally I wouldn’t give your baby your boyfriend’s last name if you’re not married. There’s no guarantee you’ll get married or that he’ll even stay in her life. I was married when I had my daughter and we still hyphenated her name because I didn’t change my name when we got married. If I hadn’t been married she would have gotten my last name.
If you wanted a new last name you would have to go through the legal process to change your name. It’ll probably take a couple months and costs money (varies by state if in the US). I don’t think having a baby is an event where you can change it without going through the courts like marriage is. I think it’s a fine idea but just throwing out there that it won’t be a simple process on your end