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single mother and baby (modified 0 times) Jolin I am single chinese girl and I have some questions are as below: 1. If I am not married, can I still get the birth certificate for new born baby? 2. Can the father name to be listed in the birth certificate for new born baby without marry? 3. If the father is a foreigner (without marry), what are the procedure and documents needed to be able to get the birth certificate for new born baby? 4. If I register the baby in Malaysia and the father is a foreigner (without marry), the baby will consider Malaysia citizenship or other citizenship? Or dual citizenship? 5. If the mother is not married and have baby, what is the marital status for the mother? Is she still consider as single or otherelse? 6. Will the baby face any problem in the future for example study and anything else because of parents of the baby are not married? Thank you. Jolin 21 May, 2005 22:46:01

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) Bubu Hello Jolin, 1. Yes u can get a birth cert for ur baby in malaysia. 2. Yes the father can be named in the birth cert. 3. Father is foreigner, attached with a copy of his possport and he needed to sign on the birth cert registration form to declare that he is the father. 4. Ur baby will considered a malaysia citizenship and the baby will get a malaysian birth cert. Malaysia now only allow to have one nationality, not dual anymore. 5. The mother is still considered single, only the baby is considered "a child born out of wedlock". The baby is still able to go to school later and get IC. 6. No. 12 Jun, 2005 19:24:55

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) SMBP Be Careful to avoid future problems: 1. Birth Cert.? Yes. 2. Father's Name? Yes. 3. Need declaration or you can still Register your marriage NOW. 4. The baby will follow the Father's Citizenship; NOT the Mother's. The child can apply for PR first to follow the Mother's Custody and later Malaysian Citizenship. 5. Unmarried Mother or Single-Mother/Parent; BUT NO MORE SINGLE STATUS. 6. Your child can go school. If in doubt, you should get clarifications and confirmations from: 1. The Registrar of Birth & Death. 2. The National Reistration Department. 3. The Immigration Department. Best wishes. 12 Jun, 2005 22:21:43

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) Joerac There seems to be some conflict in the question of citizenship of the baby (Point 4). Is there anyway to confirm whether baby will be malaysian or follows the nationality of the father? I am in the same situation and it's critical for me to find out if the baby's nationality will follow the father (a foreigner) or me? Thank you 24 Oct, 2007 16:47:12

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) Suzu What if we do not want the Father's name in the Birth Cert? 27 Mar, 2008 16:37:11

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) jeffer2881@yahoo.com Dear; For all the questioner above, AS long Mother is a Malaysian and the baby born in Malaysia,NOT matter mother having register maariage in lawful or not,with/without Father's name in the baby's birth cert.THE BABY CONSORT TO BE A MALAYSIAN./// For suzu qusetion, You able to do so.NOTHING happen. jeffer2881@yahoo.com 28 Mar, 2008 15:46:28

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) Nanie i would also like to check to confirm... If the father and mother is not married, the father's name can still be put into the birth cert here in Malaysia? 19 Jun, 2009 15:27:11

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) Worried Mother Hi.. i understood that the questions and answers has been posted and replied quite some times ago thus am wondering if anything have change... I'm a 26 years old Chinese young woman with a stable career. As i am now pregnant, i am wondering along hoping for some answers to questions no.1 & 6 especially if i have decided to exclude the father's name from my child's birth certificate. Aside from that, i have a few other questions as well. 1.Did my company reserves the right to terminate my employment due to my unmarried status? 2.Will it be better for my child if i've listed the father's name in the birth certificate - for the baby's future if nothing else? 3.Assuming i've included the father's name:- a.Will it become a complication should the father decides to marry someone else in the future? b.Will it creates any complication to his current marriage if the father is already a married individual(to another person)? Hope to get some answer soon. Thank you. 29 Jun, 2009 16:20:46

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) notalawyer Dear Worried Mother, 1. No. 2. It might be better, but to do that the father must be present at the registration. Or else the father's name will be blank. ( Tiada maklumat ). 3.a. No. 3.b. No. It might create a complication only when the father dies, because the child can claim inheritance of the father's assets. 19 Aug, 2009 14:28:21

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) baby Hi, im a single mother for a 11 mth baby girl.. im now saperated with my parther ( the father of my child ) we never been married, but his name is on the birth cert of my baby. 1 important things that i need to know is, do i get full custody of my baby eventho his name ( my ex ) is stated as a father on the birth cert? will he, by any chance fight for his right for the custody? will he gets his right for the child? 10 Sep, 2009 12:16:16

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) vkpc Normally Malaysian courts will grant custody to the mother if the child is young (less than 12 years) unless the mother is unemployed or drug addict. You can also cut all contacts so he cannot find you and the kid. 10 Sep, 2009 12:32:25

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) baby Hi, im not working at this moment due to we decided for me to quit my job just to take care of my child, and we are not married, why he can fight for the custody? i thought i already have the full custody? 10 Sep, 2009 12:43:39

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) vkpc Since his name is listed on the birth cert, he also has some rights. You currently have custody until he sues to get custody. Better find a job soon... 10 Sep, 2009 14:18:27

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) baby Hi vkpc, thanks for your reply.. and if i got a job right after i left him, will he still can fight for the custody? 10 Sep, 2009 20:15:33

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) vkpc He can sue at any time. Whether he can win custody or not is another question. Usually courts give advantage to the mother. But if the mother at the time of lawsuit has no income, the court may think that the baby is better off with the father. 11 Sep, 2009 08:38:52

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) checker what would happen if: the single mother (chinese) wants to put the father name in the baby birth cert but he is a muslim? is that possible? the mother name still remain chinese? thanks advance for the reply 02 Mar, 2010 12:27:06

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) SFKL 2. Can the father name to be listed in the birth certificate for new born baby without marry? Yes but only if he is present during the registration. 4. If I register the baby in Malaysia and the father is a foreigner (without marry), the baby will consider Malaysia citizenship or other citizenship? Or dual citizenship? No dual citizenship in Malaysia. Problem in Malaysia now is your child may be stateless if unmarried to this foreigner. Funny thing is if the father's name is not listed, your child gets citizenship. 5. If the mother is not married and have baby, what is the marital status for the mother? Is she still consider as single or otherelse? Single but child is illegitimate 6. Will the baby face any problem in the future for example study and anything else because of parents of the baby are not married? No problem at all except if he doesn't have the malaysian citizenship then lots of things he can't do. the single mother (chinese) wants to put the father name in the baby birth cert but he is a muslim? is that possible? the mother name still remain chinese? Mother is still chinese. Question is why would she want to do that? It kinda open to a whole floodgate of problems, on top of which is the child's name, religion, etc. Better not put his name to save headache unless you both plan to marry. and you have to be a muslim to do that. 16 Mar, 2010 11:17:52

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) checker thanks SFKL for the reply. can she name the child whatever she likes? is it a must to follow the single mother surname? for eg. if the mother surname is Lee, is is compulsory to put her child surname LEE as well? is that possible to put other surname? (for some reason the mother doesnt want the child to follow her name) thanks 18 Mar, 2010 12:28:56

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) vkpc If you put Japanese name also it will be accepted by Jabatan Pendaftaran. 18 Mar, 2010 22:08:07

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) MayLyn Hi All I am not married and have given birth to a boy 2 months ago. I have not registered him yet. need to clarify a few questions here. 1) with or without a father's name, the child will still be "illegitimate" right? 2) Once i have registered him without the father's name, can the father still put in the name later? i.e before the child turn 1 years old. 3) can i have my surname and the father's surname to the child's name but without the father's details in the birth cert (i.e. tiada maklutmat for the father section)? 4) what happened if i am a chinese and the father is indian, but without the father's details what will the child be in the race section? will he be chinese or Indian? Thanks for the help.. May 01 Jun, 2010 16:47:03

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) Celine I'm a Chinese gal, pregnant but unmarried. The father's name will not be in the baby's birth certificate, but I'm wondering, if my name is Gan Kah Yee & his name is Shawn Joseph Sadler, can I name my baby following the Western's way (first name, middle name, last name), eg. Cheryl Marie Sadler? 05 Jun, 2010 22:27:05

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) PAIC I'm a Chinese gal, pregnant but unmarried. The father's name will not be in the baby's birth certificate, but I'm wondering, if my name is Gan Kah Yee & his name is Shawn Joseph Sadler, can I name my baby following the Western's way (first name, middle name, last name), eg. Cheryl Marie Sadler? Hi, I just registered my child, am single and my child's BC dont have the father's name too. according to the registrar, Yes, You can name the child something different. However, there are certain names, i.e. Puteri, Raja, Tunku..etc.. you cant use. As for you, yes, your gal can have his father's surname if you want. As for me, i opt to leave it out. If in the end, the guy decides to marry you, he can officially adopt the child and have his name officially in. 28 Jun, 2010 17:29:46

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) miss sunshine what would happen if: the single mother (Christian) wants to put the father name in the baby birth cert but he is a muslim (british citizenship)? is that possible? the mother name still remain christian? or the baby has to be registered muslim?? 06 Aug, 2010 10:48:04

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) cherry I am a single mother and I have two kids from a Muslim father. That time I was Christians. Both my kids have BC and mykid with no father's name attached-JPN rule-no marriage cert no father's name. I converted thinking there would be better outcome but no. Now stuck-to. All single mother's especially if the father is a Muslim man, don't convert yet. Hell lot of problems later. Don't get conned into thinking they will help nothing is rosy and their help is nothing like the other non-muslim group. I hope you take this reminder. Schooling will be no problem but be prepared to get mocked especially if you're planning to convert. Its better you lay low, join women groups to open your mind and learn before your kids gets older. Every penny counts. 27 Dec, 2011 16:58:23

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) Yuki I'm Chinese Malaysian, I have few question that Bothering me... Hope u guy can help me... I'm single not marriage, my husband is also a Chinese but he not yet divorce, it seem to be difficult for him to make this steps , so I didn't want him to make this decision, I still be with him for few yr... Now I wish to get pregnant to hv our baby... But I'm worry...can u all help me to find out what is de best solution? 1. Can my baby Birth certificate able to fill the father name column with his name without any marriage certificate? 2. What is the procedure I need to follow ? 3. Is there any future problem my husband or my baby will get it? 05 Jan, 2012 16:25:05

RE:single mother and baby (modified 0 times) kamu According to JPN website, FAQ's section, birth answer number 4. father name is allow to put in birth cert provided both mother and father need to attend during registration birth cert for the baby and father needs to declare the baby is belongs to him under some act. Yuki, same as you i also looking for what future problems will face by the baby and the father. like Nationality of the baby. 28 Jan, 2012 23:24:37

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