Child Last Name vs. German Law
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2024 11:32 pm
Hi everyone!
I will be having a second child in Bavaria soon (yay!) and wanted to know the possibilities for the last name.
My wife and I are married. We both kept our last names. Our son who was also born while we were married, has my wife's last name.
My question: is it possible to have a hyphenated last name for both our children, i.e. chaning our son's last name, and declaring a hyphenated last name upon the birth of our second?
I can only find this resource, and I either did not understand, or did not find it difinitive: https://www.germany.info/us-en/service/ ... ild/950018
Thanks in advance for any advice!
P
I will be having a second child in Bavaria soon (yay!) and wanted to know the possibilities for the last name.
My wife and I are married. We both kept our last names. Our son who was also born while we were married, has my wife's last name.
My question: is it possible to have a hyphenated last name for both our children, i.e. chaning our son's last name, and declaring a hyphenated last name upon the birth of our second?
I can only find this resource, and I either did not understand, or did not find it difinitive: https://www.germany.info/us-en/service/ ... ild/950018
Thanks in advance for any advice!
P