Hi Rach - Both my sisters gave there children their own surnames, one is no longer with the baby`s father (baby being 19 LOL) and the other is still with the baby`s father and I`d expect them to be together for a long time to come but still she gave the baby her own surname.

I was born before my Mum and Dad married, they were both waiting for divorce papers to come through and in those days it took years, which it did, I was given my Dad`s surname as they were going to get married once the papers were finalised, they ended up marrying 3.5 years after I was born.