According to ancient scientists and astrologers, his fate directly depends on the person’s name. Therefore, future and new parents are very serious about the selection of names for their children. But sometimes in a person’s life there are situations when you have to think about how to change your last name and first name for reasons more mundane than mysticism or aesthetics.
Is this even possible?
Yes, the state gives such an opportunity to its citizens, but when performing a certain procedure. The right to change both the name, surname, and patronymic is enshrined in the second part of the nineteenth article of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, as well as in the seventh chapter of the Federal Law number one hundred forty-three “On acts of civil status”. It says that before changing the last name in the passport or first name or middle name of his own free will, a citizen must be eighteen years old. If we are talking about adolescents from fourteen to eighteen years of age, then this action must be authorized by both parents or one parent, in case of death or deprivation of parental rights of the second, or adoptive parents, or guardian.
Is it possible to change the name of a child under the age of fourteen?
Yes, it is possible, but only solely based on a positive decision of the guardianship and guardianship authorities.
What application form must be submitted to a person before changing his last name in order to start this procedure?
First of all, it is necessary to draw up an application for changing the name, surname or patronymic, in the header of which indicate the registration numbers of the record of the act on changing the name, surname or patronymic, the date of its filing, the registration number of the application itself. The official who accepted this application from the petitioner must put his signature there. Indicate the name of the registry office, to which the citizen applies and his data, that is, his last name, first name, patronymic, office and home phone numbers. Actually, in the text itself, it should be written on which surname, name or middle name a person wants to change his original data. Indicate your real data, date of birth, place of birth, number and date of entry in the birth certificate and the name of the registry office that issued it, you should also indicate your citizenship, optionally fill in the nationality column, describe your marital status and all numbers and dates records of acts of its change and the name of the registry office or registry offices that produced them. In addition, you will need to provide information on those children who have not yet reached adulthood, including the last names, first names and patronymics of the children, their dates of birth, numbers and dates of birth certificates and the name of the registry office or registry offices that issued them. It will also be necessary to indicate the address of his place of residence and the reason why the citizen decided to change his last name, give the details of the identity document, that is, his name, number, series, name of the issuing authority and date of issue. This statement must be accompanied by the documents stipulated by the fifty-ninth article of the Federal Law number one hundred forty three. What documents does a person need to collect under this law before changing his name? And you will need four certificates: the birth of the person who wished to change his data, marriage, if the citizen is a citizen, divorce, which is filed in the case of a request to return to him or her the premarital name upon dissolution, about the birth of all the applicant’s children who have not reached the age of majority.
The application will have to be considered within a maximum of one month, counting from the day of its submission. In some cases, this period may be continued by the head of the registry office for no more than two months. One must be prepared for the fact that this request may be refused if the reason specified in the application is not mentioned in the law as a basis. But in this case, the refusal must be in writing in detail motivated. And if the applicant does not agree with this decision, then he has the right to appeal it in court. In any case, before changing your name, you should carefully weigh the pros and cons.