Notice of marriage - Do I need to state my father on the document?

playaz

I'm going to do my notice of marriage soon and want everything to go by without a hitch...

The issue is - my biological father left when I was a baby and I know nothing of him except a name (we will call him Martin for this purpose), my father on my actual birth certificate is not my biological father but was essentially my father growing up (we will call him Peter).
Fast forward a few decades later now I'm hoping to get married - I actually do not know if either Martin or Peter are even alive, nor would I know where to find them...

Will this cause a problem with my notice of marriage - ideally I want to leave this field 'empty' if possible as I personally feel I have no father and like I said for all I know are possibly no longer with us anyway?

Any advice would be appreciated on the matter

daivid

Sounds tough, and I have no idea but your register office should. You could ask them when you go in to fill out the form as a registrar fills it out with you, or make an enquiry in advance. If they say you must you will then have a little time to check this as they confirm the details on the day of the ceremony. Another option (far from ideal though I know) would be to say your father was unknown as you now know the man named on your birth certificate is not your father. If that means they write "unknown" in the box that might not be the option you are after though.

TonyMMM

You do not have to give a father's name when you give notice to marry ( although you may be asked), and you will certainly be asked again on the day (for the purpose of the register entry).

If you don't want a name shown, then that is fine, something the registrar will have dealt with many times and will not cause any problems at all.

On the register entry (and certificates) the space will just have a line put in it - the word "unknown" should never be used

d0nna

I second the previous response. You do not have to give your fathers name for your notice of marriage. You will be asked and encouraged to give it but I didn't, it didn't cause any problems. I cannot remember even being asked on the day for the registrar entry. I hope that puts your mind at ease.