I'm in the same situation except he lives in the same town and will probably be at the birth but that's about it....I am going to put him on the birth certificate and let him sign but my son will have my last name bc we are not married and it's clear he doesn't care about us anyway....

If he can't even be there for the birth then he obviously doesn't care. What's the point of giving your baby the last name of somebody who didn't care to see them be born?

I wouldn't put his name on it then. Sound like he doesn't care. His loss!

I wouldn't put him on the certificate because if you do, he automatically has rights to the child. He can still get rights without it, but he'll have to actually fight and make an effort for them to get them.

Thanks everyone for the opinions!

@tmoschetti06 he lives out of state, we offered to pay for his ticket to come for the birth etc, and he refused.

@katarama no I do not want him to have any rights.

I wa s Givin a hyphenated name when I was born my dad was in and out of my life. as the child I know I just wanted my mom's last name and that's what I went by.

I didn't put my child's father on his bc and I don't regret it one bit because he has never been around nor have I even seen him since I told him I was pregnant

my babys father hasnt been there either, for anything. Hes not gunna ne at the birth and jes not gunna be on the birth certificate unless he decides to step up bc he doesn't even want me to place him on CS.

Do you want him to have rights to the child?

Is that dad willing to sign the birth certificate?

You may not know now but when the times comes you will✨

I don't know my dad at all but having his name on the birth certificate gives me a sense of wholeness I don't know how to explain it but I'm glad his name is on it do what you think is best