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You can apply to have a legal, registered name that differs from your birth or married name under the provincial ''Name Act''. This is a purely paper process and a hearing before a judge won't be necessary in most cases. Section 4 of the act sets out who may apply for a change of name: | You can apply to have a legal, registered name that differs from your birth or married name under the provincial ''Name Act''. This is a purely paper process and a hearing before a judge won't be necessary in most cases. Section 4 of the act sets out who may apply for a change of name: | ||
<blockquote><tt>(1) Subject to this section, a person who has attained the age of majority or, if the age of majority has not been attained, is a parent having custody of his or her child and who is domiciled in British Columbia for at least 3 months, or has resided in British Columbia for at least 3 months immediately before the date of the application, may, unless prohibited by this or another Act, change his or her name on complying with this Act.</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>(1) Subject to this section, a person who has attained the age of majority or, if the age of majority has not been attained, is a parent having guardianship or custody of his or her child and who is domiciled in British Columbia for at least 3 months, or has resided in British Columbia for at least 3 months immediately before the date of the application, may, unless prohibited by this or another Act, change his or her name on complying with this Act.</tt></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><tt>(2) If the minister is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so, the minister may waive the residency requirements of subsection (1).</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>(2) If the minister is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so, the minister may waive the residency requirements of subsection (1).</tt></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><tt>(3) Subject to subsection (4), a | <blockquote><tt>(3) Subject to subsection (4), a parent having guardianship or custody of an unmarried minor child may, with the consent of the other parent of the child, apply to change the child's name, but, if the application is to change the child's surname to that of the applicant's spouse, the consent of the spouse is required.</tt></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><tt>(4) If a person applies to change the name of an unmarried minor child who has attained the age of 12 years, he or she must first obtain the consent in writing of the child.</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>(4) If a person applies to change the name of an unmarried minor child who has attained the age of 12 years, he or she must first obtain the consent in writing of the child.</tt></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><tt>(5) If a person whose consent is required under this Act</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>(5) If a person whose consent is required under this Act</tt></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(a) is deceased or mentally disordered or cannot after reasonable, diligent and adequate search be located, or</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | <blockquote><blockquote><tt>(a) is deceased or mentally disordered or cannot after reasonable, diligent and adequate search be located, or</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) is, in the opinion of the | <blockquote><blockquote><tt>(b) is, in the opinion of the registrar general, unreasonably withholding his or her consent,</tt></blockquote></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><tt>the applicant may, with the approval of the | <blockquote><tt>the applicant may, with the approval of the registrar general, proceed with the application without the consent of that person.</tt></blockquote> | ||
<blockquote><tt>(6) If, in the opinion of the | <blockquote><tt>(6) If, in the opinion of the registrar general, exceptional circumstances make it unreasonable to seek the consent of a person as required under this Act, the applicant may, with the approval of the registrar general, proceed with the application without the consent of that person.</tt></blockquote> | ||
When your name has been legally changed, the chief executive officer of the Ministry of Health Services' Vital Statistics Agency is required to make a notation on your birth certificate and on the registration of any current marriage. After the notation has been made, any future birth, marriage, or death certificates will show the new name. A Certificate of Change of Name will be issued that will allow you to obtain new identification, such as drivers' licences or BC Identification cards, in the new name. | When your name has been legally changed, the chief executive officer of the Ministry of Health Services' Vital Statistics Agency is required to make a notation on your birth certificate and on the registration of any current marriage. After the notation has been made, any future birth, marriage, or death certificates will show the new name. A Certificate of Change of Name will be issued that will allow you to obtain new identification, such as drivers' licences or BC Identification cards, in the new name. | ||