Familienname des Kindes durch Anschlusserklärung ändern

If your name has changed, then you can also have the name of your child over 5 years old changed by declaration of affiliation.

You can change the name of your child over 5 years old by declaration of affiliation if your name has changed.

• Birth certificate child
• Identity cards or passports,
• proof of your name change.

Your child must join the name change if he or she is already 5 years old.

The declaration of affiliation of a child over 5 years old to the changed name of the parents/one parent costs € 25.00 in Thuringia. A newly issued birth certificate showing the change of name costs €10.00.

• The declaration of the child's name change can be submitted to any registry office. The validity of the submitted name declaration is checked by the registry office that keeps the birth register for the child. From there you will receive a certificate of the name change or a new birth certificate.
• For the declaration of affiliation of a child over 5 years old to the changed name of a parent, the custodial parent and, if the child is over 14 years old, also the child must appear in person at the registry office.

• Family name change child - declaration of affiliation
• Name of a child can be changed via a so-called declaration of affiliation, if the child's own name has changed.
• The child must join the name change if he/she is already 5 years old.
• Required documents must be submitted.
• The declaration of affiliation of a child over 5 years old to the changed name of the parents/one parent costs € 25.00 in Thuringia. A newly issued birth certificate showing the change of name costs €10.00.
• Responsible: Registry office

You can submit the declaration of your child's name change at any registry office. The validity of the submitted name declaration is checked by the registry office that keeps the birth register for the child. From there you will receive a certificate of the name change or a new birth certificate.