Have family names changed after marriage
Before they get married, married couples should think twice about which family name they want to use later. After the wedding, the family name can no longer be changed so easily.
You should agree on a family name before you get married. You can choose the name of the man, the woman, or a combination of both family names. After wedding the family name can no longer be changed so easily.
How to change the family name after getting married
- You have to agree on a common family name in advance. According to the law, the name of the man, the woman, or a combination of both family names can be used. But it is also possible for everyone to keep their family name.
- If you have agreed on a common family name, you can change it to the extent that than that you can use the unused family name after the wedding with the common family name Add. It can be placed in front of the common surname as well as after it. However, you can only make this change once during the marriage period.
- Under very special conditions, you can change a common family name even after you get married. This is especially true if the name is defamatory and you and your partner Partners have been shown to suffer from the name. However, this is an exceptional situation and legally feasible only with great effort.
- Another possibility to change the family name is only if the marriage is divorced again. In this case, both partners have the choice between the common family name or their original name.
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