Change of surname due to the declaration on the naming of civil partners
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzThere are many possibilities when determining the name. In some cases there are also particularities to be taken into account (e.g. for the naming of foreign civil partners or if there are joint children born before the civil partnership). You should therefore seek advice from the registry office in these cases in particular. You can also request an information sheet from many registry offices by telephone or e-mail, or view or print it out from your local authority's website.
As a civil partner, you can keep your previous names.
You also have the option of choosing your birth name or the name actually used by your partner as the name of your civil partnership when you enter into your civil partnership or at a later date - there is no time limit for this. The name from a previous civil partnership, including any accompanying name, can also be considered as the name actually used.
Once you have chosen a common name for your civil partnership, you may not change it during your civil partnership.