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Different last names?

What's your experience with your child having your partner's last name and you're not married?

In my head I feel like I'll need to bring her birth certificate everywhere with me just in case...

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My children are 5 & 3 and I’ve never had to take their birth certificates anyway and it’s never been questioned.
Even married people sometimes have different surnames if the woman hasn’t taken her partners name

The only potential where a problem could arise is if you are travelling with your child without your partner. You would need to bring a letter of consent to travel signed by your partner. Otherwise shouldn’t be an issue!

I have had no issues at all apart from when I took my son to Prague with my sister they asked to see his birth certificate and a letter of consent from his father, but I had brought them both with me so it wasn't an issue 😊

When my boy who’s now ten was little and travelled with me alone , just needed letter of consent and birth certificate but they don’t always ask ,
Think also probably depends on what airline

Both my children don’t have my surname and never any issues x

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