Name change, name declaration

• Civil Status Act
• Civil Status Ordinance
• Civil Code
• Fee regulations of the pilgrimage town of Kevelaer

Subsequent determination of a common married name

If no joint married name was determined at the time of the marriage and the marriage still exists, the joint declaration to determine a joint married name can be made at a later date.

• Marriage certificate
• Valid identity card or passport

Addition of the maiden name or family name to the married name

The spouse whose maiden name has not become the common married name may add (precede or append) his or her maiden name or the family name used at the time the married name was determined, provided the married name does not consist of several parts. If the name to be added consists of more than one part, only one part of this name may be added.

In these cases, we recommend that you contact the registry office in advance.

• Marriage certificate
• Valid identity card or passport

Reassumption of a previous name

A spouse who has a married name may, after the dissolution of the marriage, resume his or her maiden name or the surname used until the determination of the married name. Children under the age of five who have the declaring person's surname as their birth name participate in the name change, older children only if they join the name change.

• Marriage certificate of the dissolved marriage
• Valid identity card or passport

Revocation of the addition of a name to the married name

The declaration of the addition of a name to the married name can be revoked, and it is then no longer possible to add it again.

• Notarization or certification of a declaration, consent or
  consent to the use of a name on the basis of family law regulations: € 30.00
• Certification of name changes: € 12.00