Toddler left with no surname after parents refuse to decide whose name he should take

A little boy has been left with no last name - and it’s all thanks to his feuding parents

Toddler left with no surname after parents refuse to decide whose name he should take

by Kayleigh Dray |
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According to reports, the couple have never lived together but enjoyed a short relationship in 2013.

As a result of this, they welcomed a baby boy together.

The pair have agreed to share custody of their child, and have been happy to both take on parenting duties.

But there has been a dispute over how the little boy should be known.

Ms Reynolds wants her surname used, but Mr Sherman wants their son to have a double-barrelled surname.

To date, the boy has not had his name formally registered - and he is now two-years-old.

The former couple attended a trial last year, where, according to The Guardian, the judge ruled: "The child has two parents and I consider it is in his best interests to have a hyphenated surname."

She instructed the parents “to use the surname [Sherman-Reynolds] at all times, both in writing and orally when referring to the child’s surname”.

However the boy’s mother has since appealed that decision - and the court has been forced to uphold that appeal.

The judge said on accepting the rehearing: "We consider that a dispute about the name by which a child will be known perhaps for his entire life is a matter of real importance."

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