Name: Subsequent determination of a common civil partnership name after the establishment of the civil partnership in Germany

Procedure

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

In the case of a civil partnership name:
Joint declaration by the two civil partners.
In case of addition of a name to the civil partnership name or in case of re-adoption of the original name:
Declaration by the respective person.

All declarations are publicly certified by the registry office.

More information

The civil registry office that keeps the civil partnership register is responsible for the "receipt" and thus for the effectiveness of the declaration. However, the declaration can be submitted to any domestic registry office.

Example: The civil partnership was established at the registry office in Cologne, but the partners both live in Bremen.

The registry office in Bremen can record the declaration and then sends it to the registry office in Cologne. The declaration becomes effective the moment it is received by the registry office in Bremen.

The certified copy of the marriage register to be submitted should not be older than six months.