We are not married and in fact he was practically forcing me to get an abortion and I refused. He just recently decided to come back in the picture and be a "father" but isn't around and doesn't help me with anything. I do not want my son to have his last name but I'm concerned if his name has to be on the birth certificate?

We are not married and in fact he was practically forcing me to get an abortion and i refused. He just recently decided to come back in the picture and be a "father" but isnt around and doesnt help me with anything. I do not want my son to have his last name but I'm concerned if his name has to be on the birth certificate?

You are not required to list a father but that doesn't mean he won't have rights. If he petitions the court and takes a DNA test to establish himself as the biological father of the child, he will have the same rights you do.

Let's put it this way:

Listing him on the birth certificate as the father will save you a LOT of problems down the road.

Also--do you not think your child should know who his biological father is and have a legal record of it? YOU may not like the guy. Your child may not ever KNOW the guy--but not knowing and not having a legal record is one of the main problems adoptees have as adults.