Name Change Information
Am I eligible to change my name in Australia?Certificates of Name Change are issued by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (RBDM) in your home state. Whilst the law changes from state to state, generally speaking you are eligible to change your name if you fit into one of the following circumstances:You were born in AustraliaYou were....
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Obtaining verified copies of either a marriage certificate, divorce certificate, 100 points of ID or any other documentation is a simple process.
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At your wedding you will be presented with a hand written marriage certificate. As this certificate does not have full information on your parents and upgraded security features it is unable to be used as evidence of your new name when applying for a passport or driver's license. To change your name with these organisations will need to apply for a certified copy of the original marriage certificate from the Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages from the state in which you wed.
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You can keep your maiden name at work, but legally change your name.
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Name change for children is quite common and can occur for a number of reasons: children may take a new surname as parents divorce or marry, spelling mistakes on birth certificates may be corrected or adopted children may take a new family name.
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There are often circumstances where one parent has changed their name since their child was born. Often having a different name from your child can cause confusion with schools, other parents, doctors, etc. There may be some instances where it is worth considering changing a child's name to have the same name of the primary care giver.
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Changing your name by deed poll is no longer applicable in Australia. This process is now handled by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages and is simply known as a change of name.Â
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