It called the old practice of just giving a baby its father's surname 'discriminatory.'
Moving forward, babies will receive both mom and dad’s last names — and parents can decide which order they go in. Parents can also decide together if the baby will only take one surname .
The court — which is like the United State’s Supreme Court — said that the practice of only taking the father’s name was “discriminatory and harmful to the identity" of the child.
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