If married when the baby was conceived but divorced when the baby is born, who has the right to pick the child’s first name?
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If married when the baby was conceived but divorced when the baby is born, who has the right to pick the child’s first name?
Asked on August 21, 2012 under Family Law, New Jersey
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the facts of your question where you carried the child to term and are now divorced from the baby's father, if their is an impasse between the parents in the naming of the child, the mother gets to make the final decision.
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