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What are the benefits for a child having the fathers last name?
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∙ 12y ago
It is ancient common law that a child born to a married couple gets the father's last name because that father would care for and support the child until maturity in a family household. It is also ancient common law that an unmarried mother gets to give the child her own name.
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∙ 12y agoThere are no special benefits to a child having its father's last name.
There are no special benefits to a child having its father's last name.
There are no special benefits to a child having its father's last name.
There are no special benefits to a child having its father's last name.
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∙ 12y agoThere are no special benefits to a child having its father's last name.
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THE ANWSER NO WAY
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