DEED POLL CHANGE NAME ADVANTAGEOUS FOR WOMEN

2007-05-02 10:04:19

( Legal )



Changing name by deed poll involves executing a legal document binding only the person wishing to change his name. A contract is not exactly executed since there is only one party signing the legal document. It is actually a statement that proves that a person changed his name. However, this document does not change the data in one’s birth certificate.

A person undergoes deed poll change name for varied reasons. Change of gender, receiving inheritance, to replace disagreeable birth names, cutting association from known names, to go back to original name, to gain sponsorship and use in active protest are some of the reasons why a person would decide for changing name by deed poll.

Deed poll change name is particularly useful for women. A newly separated woman might opt for changing name by deed poll to go back using her maiden name once divorce proceedings are final. This usually happens to cases of divorce wherein a woman decides to use again her maiden name and drop the usage of her former husband’s name. Although, she can do without a deed poll in this instance since the certificate of divorce and marriage certificate will prove her maiden name.

Women who are unmarried whose children are using the last names of their fathers can apply for deed poll change name for their children so that they can carry their mothers surname instead. They can only apply for changing name of their children by deed poll if their children are below eighteen years old. Children, on the other hand, can revert to their fathers’ surname by changing name by deed poll after they reach eighteen years old.

Married women choose deed poll change name for their children from previous relationships to adopt the surname of their husbands. This is use to avoid confusion of having different surnames among their children while living in the same household.


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