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

Procedure

The relevant declarations must be made in person at the registry office.

Legal bases

• § 42 Personenstandsgesetz (PStG)

More information

The declaration can be submitted either to the registry office of the place of residence or to the registry office where the civil partnership was established.
If the declaration is made at the registry office of the place of residence, the latter will forward a certified copy of the declaration to the registry office that registered the civil partnership at the time.
The declaration of re-acceptance is processed at the registry office where the civil partnership was established.