Reregistering birth after marriage

shy-but-need-help

We were told to do this with our oldest but I'm reluctant as I wasn't "me with husbands-surname" when she was born and I really don't want to change her birth certificate to one that has me as "me with husbands-surname" (even though I did take his name at marriage) because it's part of our family history, she knows she was born long before we were married.

I also couldn't see the point in it with regards to "same rights as child within marriage" because surely if we have good wills it won't matter anyway? Surely each of the kids being named individually in the wills of Dh and myself would over-rule any questions with inheritance anyway?

peachyprice

We were told when we first registered her that we would have to re-register.

But I agree with shy-but-need, it changes our family history and creates a false one.

We haven't had anymore children together, my sons are from my previous marriage, so that negates the "same rights as child within marriage" point too.

Bah, she's gone this long without being re-registered, I really can't see the point now.

tizerbelle

Have to say it does sound like a darn stupid rule!

What about children born after the couple have seperated (but not yet divorced)?

My bro has 3 categories of kids with his mrs - first, born before wedding; second while married and still together; third born (and conceived!!!) after they had seperated (not yet divorced)

Mind you for the first, don't think re-registering would make a difference - he married a cousin of ours - same surname all round - re-registering wouldn't change a thing on the certificate:p

rachbc

its not to do with parental responsibility - its legitimacy and inheritance. We got married 3 years ago but haven't done it - to me it feels like hiding something as if we are ashamed of not being married. I was ms b when we had her and thats what i want on her birth cert not mrs a

Darlyd

moodydonkey wrote: »

It may be due to parental responsibility. I THINK, note that is THINK it is now recognised that unmarried parents have equal responsibility for their children whereas in the past it wasn't so. Stil makes no sense as i've typed it but think it may have something to do with that. Apologies if what i just said is complete bunkum.

That is correct.

I re registered DD2 after we got married, only change on certificate was my surname and the fact we were married. (as before it said I was single even though we were a couple).

peachyprice

My DD's cert has my status as married anyway, the fact that I was still married to my ex even though we'd been separated for 5 years is neither here not there.;)

busiscoming2

How can it 'show the child as a child of the parents’ marriage' if they weren't actually married at the time of the birth? Doesn't make sense to me.

Me and DH married after the birth of our son and haven't bothered re-registering him as he will never be the product of our marriage!

pigpen

The child born after mariage becomes 'heir' if the child born before the marriage took place is not reregistered.. for he 10 minutes it takes to reregister them I didn't see the problem and reregistered DS1... 17 years ago in 2 weks

We lived in a different area to which he was born so had to do it by post but only took a few minutes.. if it protects DS1's rightful position in the famly it was worth it.

It is silly it needs to be done nowadays though I thought

shellsuit

I've got 2 teenagers.

Me and my husband met, and we had our little boy in 2009.

We got married in October last year.

My husband is named on our sons birth cert.

I don't want to reregister his birth.

I was Miss X when he was registered, not Mrs X.

We aren't having anymore children, as my husband is now waiting for a date for the snip, so what's the point in reregistering??

I'm sure if it was a MUST, then we would be informed that we would HAVE to?

winnie81

We had to re-register our 4 as children of marriage and was done in 5 mins and very easy to do. If I remember correct we made the appointment and took all our birth certificates and marriage certificate after which my childrens double-barrelled surname changed to my husbands/their dads

Didn't cost anything and was done in no time. Kids felt very important though LOL