unmarried with children together?

bubbles0169

did you know you have to reregister their births after your married? i didnt until we went to give notice,the registrar gave us the forms to fill after we get wed, i wonder if vicars give them out at church then?
http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/documents/digitalasset/dg_176556.pdf

welshbigman_2

why do you have to do this???

bubbles0169

It seems like its a bit old fashioned but children born out of wedlock are illegitimate so it legitimises them and so they have a fluent record of their parents names

mysk_girl

Must get round to this! Is it a legal requirement or is it just something that can be done if you want to?

bubbles0169

i dont think its a legal requirement, maybe if you had alot of estate to be left over it would be seen that it would go to your children immediately, without the rigmarole of them proving theyr your children

G51shopaholic

never heard of this - my partner and I have been together for 26yrs. Our kids are 12 & 15

This concept is sooooooooooo outdated it unreal. If the father is named on the birth certificate then that all the legal paperwork tied up.

We live in the 21st century not the dark ages.

bubbles0169

Well i gave notice last friday and the registrar gave me the forms to fill then! Did you get married after your children were born?

susannthe3cs

I remember them telling me this when we registered ours x that will be the 3rd set of birth certificates my twins will have had as I put them in my name at first as we'd fell out then reregistered them in his and will have change my name too grrrr

ljbnotts

It is an outdated concept but not always. Some parents have children together and the child is given the mothers surname. If that couple then marry you have the option to change the surname so that you all have the same surname(providing it is the natural mother and father). The law dates back to 1975 and it is as said earlier due to illigitmate children not being given the same rights as a child born within a marriage. All children should be re-registered but you won't be chased down if you don't! With regard to children inheriting, providing there is a will made to that provision it will very rarely will come down to the child being born within a marriage.

It is a simple process that takes around 15 minutes and as the re registration is upon marriage only one natural parent needs to attend but obviously both are welcome! If you are married outside of the UK, approval may be needed from the general register office which may take a few weeks but its the same process once the authority has come to the register office. There is also no time limit to do this, so for example, it could be 30 years after the child was born, providing the 'child' would agree to a surname change if relevant.

The other positive thing is if you purchase a new birth certificate at the time of the re reistration the cost is only £3:50 as oppossed to a minimum of £9.00, also mse!

Hope that helps!

LJB x

Gemma010912

We have 2 boys 7 years & 7 months both of them have my OHs name s we will all have his surname once we are married

roxydogbert

We have this same dilemma... I've been with my OH for 11 years. We have a DD and she has dad's surname. When we marry, I will defo re-register DD's birth certificate, as my surname will be my new married name (and not my maiden name, as it currently is).

RdB x