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Name: re-adoption of a previous name after dissolution of the civil partnership

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I would like to take my birth name again.

		    


                					    

						    

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A civil partner who bears a civil partnership name may, after dissolution of the civil partnership (dissolution or death of the other civil partner), resume his/her maiden name or the family name used until the civil partnership name was determined.

								    								    
What documents do I need?
    
    
  • Current certified copy of the civil partnership register, if the register is not kept at the registry office where the declaration is made        
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  • Final divorce decree or death certificate        
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  • Valid identity card or passport        
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