Naming After Divorce

Question

According to Halacha, if a pregnant woman divorces the biological father of her baby while pregnant, what is the baby’s last name? How would it be determined in the scenario she gets married to another man, and what about if she is still single when she gives birth? Citations please

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Answers

  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    Family names have no real significance in Jewish Law. That would mean that the mother of the child should use whatever family name that she is legally allowed to use in the country that she lives in.

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