Registration of birth of child of an unmarried woman
9(1)Except as provided in this section, the birth of a child to an unmarried mother shall be registered showing the surname or maiden surname of the mother, as requested by the mother as the surname of the child.
9(1.1)Where an unmarried mother and the father of the child both sign the birth registration form, the particulars of the father shall be registered and, where the mother and the father jointly so request on the birth registration form, the birth shall be registered showing, in accordance with the request,
(a)
the surname of the mother as the surname of the child,
(b)
the surname of the father as the surname of the child,
(c)
the surname of the mother combined with the surname of the father as the surname of the child,
(d)
the maiden surname of the mother as the surname of the child,
(d.1)
the birth surname of the father as the surname of the child, or
(e)
the maiden surname of the mother combined with the surname of the father as the surname of the child.
(a)
the birth of a child to an unmarried mother has been registered and the particulars of the father were not registered because he did not sign the birth registration form, and
(b)
the mother and the father of the child jointly so request in a statutory declaration on a form provided by the Registrar General,
the particulars of the father shall be registered and the birth shall be registered showing, in accordance with the request,
(c)
the surname of the mother as the surname of the child,
(d)
the surname of the father as the surname of the child,
(e)
the surname of the mother combined with the surname of the father as the surname of the child,
(f)
the maiden surname of the mother as the surname of the child,
(f.1)
the birth surname of the father as the surname of the child, or
(g)
the maiden surname of the mother combined with the surname of the father as the surname of the child,
and the Registrar General shall amend the registration by making the necessary notation thereon.
9(2.1)Repealed: 1987, c.63, s.4
9(3)Repealed: 1985, c.41, s.9
9(4)Where a declaratory order or judgment is made by a judge of any court of competent jurisdiction with respect to the paternity of a child, the birth of the child may be registered in
(a)
the surname of the mother,
(b)
the surname of the father,
(c)
a surname composed of the combined surnames of the mother and father,
(d)
the maiden surname of the mother,
(d.1)
the birth surname of the father, or
(e)
the maiden surname of the mother combined with the surname of the father,
if the order or judgment so directs and if a certified copy of the order or judgment is forwarded to the Registrar General, in which case the name and particulars of the father shall be registered.
9(5)Where a child is born to an unmarried mother and the registration of birth of the child states the name and particulars of the father, the name and particulars of the father shall be considered as if they did not exist unless the father and the mother have signed the birth registration form or unless a request has been made under subsection (1.1) or (2).
1983, c.94, s.5; 1985, c.41, s.9; 1987, c.63, s.4; 1993, c.27, s.4; 1994, c.75, s.2; 1996, c.24, s.7