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== A. Legislation: Name Act, RSBC 1996, c 328 == | == A. Legislation: Name Act, RSBC 1996, c 328 == | ||
The instructions for changing a surname are outlined in the ''Name Act''. It can be skipped if the change occurs during the marriage ceremony or divorce. The procedures for changing a first name are much less formal and are not set out in legal rules (see [[{{PAGENAME}}#C.Changing a First Name | Section XIII.C: Changing a First Name]]). The Department of Vital Statistics provides a name change package complete with forms and instructions. They can be reached in Vancouver at (604) 660-2937. | The instructions for changing a surname are outlined in the [http://canlii.ca/t/8481 ''Name Act'']. It can be skipped if the change occurs during the marriage ceremony or divorce. The procedures for changing a first name are much less formal and are not set out in legal rules (see [[{{PAGENAME}}#C.Changing a First Name | Section XIII.C: Changing a First Name]]). The [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events Department of Vital Statistics] provides a name change package complete with forms and instructions. They can be reached in Vancouver at (604) 660-2937. | ||
Note the Court decision in ''Trociuk v British Columbia (Attorney General)'', [2003] 1 SCR 835 which declared ss 3(1)(b) and 3(6)(b) of the British Columbia ''Vital Statistics Act'' unconstitutional. These sections prevented a father from having the registration of the child’s surname altered, violating the father’s rights under s 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. | Note the Court decision in [http://canlii.ca/t/1g6ph ''Trociuk v British Columbia (Attorney General)'', [2003<nowiki>]</nowiki> 1 SCR 835] which declared ss 3(1)(b) and 3(6)(b) of the British Columbia [http://canlii.ca/t/84fk ''Vital Statistics Act''] unconstitutional. These sections prevented a father from having the registration of the child’s surname altered, violating the father’s rights under s 15(1) of the [http://canlii.ca/t/8q7l ''Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms'']. | ||
== B. Changing a Surname == | == B. Changing a Surname == |