Name change (name declaration)

The name change (name declaration) describes the process of changing the family name in connection with a change of civil status. Name changes may occur in the following cases, among others:

In children

• The mother's name is given with the consent of the non-custodial parent,
• Naming by the mother and her husband,
• redefinition of the birth name after justification of the joint custody by the parents,
• Follow-up declaration to a name change of the parents or one of the parents,
• first determination of a birth name after the birth of the child abroad.

For spouses, life partners, divorcees, widows

• subsequent determination of a married name, for example after marriage abroad,
• Declaration of a double name (prefix and appending of a name to the married name) by a spouse,
• Revocation of the addition of a name to the married name,
• Re-adoption of the former name after dissolution of the marriage.

Whether and in what form a name change (name declaration) is possible in the respective case must be clarified in individual cases.

Attention: Name changes (name declarations) are always irrevocable.