My son is 2 years and 2 months old. His mother never put me on the birth certificate and she didn't give him my surname. I have a court order in place and I exercise regular contact with my son (including sleep overs). I also pay CSRA payments to her as she has informed them I am his father. There is no arguments from either party that I am the father. How do I get my name put on his birth certificate and will this mean I automatically have parental responsibility also? I live in England.

My son is 2 years and 2 months old. His mother never put me on the birth certificate and she didn't give him my surname. I have a court order in place and I exercise regular contact with my son (including sleep overs). I also pay CSRA payments to her as she has informed them I am his father. There is no arguments from either party that I am the father. How do I get my name put on his birth certificate and will this mean I automatically have parental responsibility also? I live in England.

If you have had a paternity test done which established you as the legal father, are paying child support and have a court order granting you visitation rights, you already have parental responsibility. Adding your name to the BC won't add to or diminish your rights from where they are currently at.

I'm not 100% positive how it works in England but here's a link from eHow | How To Do Just About Everything! | How To Videos & Articles (http://www.ehow.com) which gives information on adding your name in the U.S.
How Do I Get My Name on My Child's Birth Certificate? | eHow.com (http://www.ehow.com/how_6784880_do-name-child_s-birth-certificate_.html)

You need to contact the office of vital statistics for the state that your child was born in and ask them for the documents that you need to fill out you along with your sons mom need to fill the paper out and send it in