Have you found your partner for life and do you want to make it official?
Which authorities do you need to inform of your change in status and perhaps name
when you get married? When planning and preparing for your wedding, you need to
provide numerous different certificates, agree on the time and place, and clarify
questions relating to property. Local registry offices are responsible for the
majority of the government services you will need.
Services:
If you think that your marriage is not legal, you can apply for annulment of your marriage.
You can apply for the change of your first name at the competent administrative authority if there is an important reason.
If your spouse is not a parent of your child and you want him or her to have your married name, you can change the child's name.
You can have your child's name changed to the other parent's surname.
If you marry or are already in a marriage, you can determine a common family name.
If your name has changed, then you can also have the name of your child over 5 years old changed by declaration of affiliation.
As a displaced person or late repatriate or their spouse or descendants, you have various options for changing your name(s).
If you live in a registered civil partnership, you can determine a common name (civil partnership name).
The registry office issues certificates and certified excerpts from the civil partnership register.
You can obtain your civil partnership certificate from the registry office in whose area the civil partnership was established.
The family register was a register of civil status created ex officio after every marriage in Germany and kept at the competent registry office. It contained information on the...
If you have more than one first name, you can have their order changed by making a declaration.
The Certificate of Marriage Ability is issued when it is required for marriage abroad.
It is issued for German citizens with residence or habitual abode abroad, by the...
If you wish to marry abroad, then you may need a certificate of marriageability. You must apply for this at the registry office
At the registry office you can obtain certificates and certified extracts from the marriage registers.
Two persons who individually or jointly have the care of one or more children and wish to enter into marriage with each other can be married to each other by a civil registrar.
If two persons, one or both of whom are divorced or widowed, wish to marry each other, they can be married by a civil registrar.
If two persons, one of whom is a foreign national, wish to marry each other, they can be married by a civil registrar.
The civil marriage of two persons with German citizenship is performed by a registrar.
If you are married, you may be able to arrange your name by declaration before a German registry office even after you have married abroad.
If a change of the family name is not possible according to the civil-legal requirements, the change of the family name can be applied for at the responsible administrative...
If you do not share joint custody of a child until after the birth, you can redetermine the child's family name.
If you wish to marry in a German registry office, you must register the marriage beforehand at the registry office of your place of residence. When registering the marriage, the...
Do you need a marriage certificate? You must apply for this at the competent office.
If your marriage or civil partnership is dissolved, you can change your family name.
