Legal Question in Family Law in Kentucky

Baby's last name

If i kept my last name when we got married and we got married when i was a month pregnant, do i have to have the baby have the fathers last name or can i have it have my last name?


Asked on 5/15/07, 1:25 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Gregory Napier Troutman & Napier, PLLC

Re: Baby's last name

The baby's last name is the name you have put on the birth certificate. There is no requirment that it be the father's. I would suggest avoiding last names that might be trademarked or copyright protected, such as Walter Mart (Wal-Mart) for short.

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Answered on 5/16/07, 5:56 pm


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