Familiennamen von eingetragenen Lebenspartnern ändern

If you live in a registered civil partnership, you can determine a common name (civil partnership name).

There are many options when determining the name in a registered civil partnership. You can determine the birth name or the name actually used by your partner as the common name of the civil partnership. The name from a previous civil partnership or marriage, including any accompanying name, can also be considered as the name actually used.

In some cases, special features must also be taken into account, e.g. if a civil partner has a foreign nationality.

Once you have chosen a common name for a civil partnership, you may not change it during the partnership.

• Identity card
• Civil partnership certificate

The prior establishment of a civil partnership.

There are costs involved. You can find out about these at the registry office.

Pre-register in person at the registrar's office.

The civil partner whose name does not become the civil partner's name may prefix or append his or her maiden name or the name actually used to the civil partner's name by declaration (companion name); the declaration on the companion name may be revoked at any time.

• Change of name in case of existing registered civil partnership.
• There are various options for determining a civil partnership name.
• In some cases, special features must also be taken into account, e.g. if a civil partner has a foreign nationality.
• Once a common civil partnership name has been chosen, it may not be changed.
• Documents required: identity card and civil partnership certificate.
• Costs will be incurred.
• Responsible: Registry office of the place of residence.

Please contact the registry office of your place of residence. The registry office where the civil partnership was established will check the effectiveness of the submitted name declaration and issue a certificate or certificate of the name change.