Familienname Änderung Kind - Einbenennung

You can change your child's name if your spouse is not the child's parent and you want your child to have your married name.

• Birth certificate child
• Identity cards or passports
• Marriage certificate
• Declaration of consent of the custodial other parent
• Proof of custody
• if applicable, declaration of consent of the child

In individual cases, further documents may be required. You can enquire about these at the registry office.

• The spouses have a married name and live with the child in the same household.
• One spouse is entitled to custody, the other is not the parent of the minor child.
• The other parent must agree to the name change if he or she is also a custodial parent.

You can submit the declaration of name change at any registry office. You must have it certified either by a notary or a registrar. The declaration becomes effective as soon as it reaches the registry office.

You will receive a certificate of the name change.

The marriage register and the birth register are updated.

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If you or your spouse or child do not speak German, you must call in an interpreter at your own expense.

You can change your child's name if your spouse is not the child's parent and you want your child to have your married name.

The registry office is responsible.