Can my boyfriend be registered in birth certificate

Hi mummies, i got pregnant with my boyfriend. Can my boyfriend be registered in birth certificate as the father if we are not married? Also, can i use his last name or i have to use mine?

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Hello, also a single mother here. I called ICA to ask before and they said that I can put my boyfriend name into birth certificate as the father. But please bear in mind that if u do that, the father will have rights over the child. In my case, my bf is not local and ICA said if I want him in birth cert, he need to be in Singapore with passport during the registration process. But end up we both agreed to let baby have my last name and father won’t be inside birth cert at all. Part of the reason is because I don’t want him to suddenly fight for custody over baby if the relationship turn sour. So there are a lot of things to consider. As a baby born to unwed parents, you don’t get the 11k baby bonus. Your child will also be illegitimate and won’t inherit anything from you if anything happens to u. The law for single parent is damn weird here. You can read about it in AWARE site.

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