Timeline for Finding name changes and surname usage for children?
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| Apr 20, 2019 at 11:01 | vote | accept | Darren | ||
| Apr 20, 2019 at 11:00 | comment | added | Darren | @Jan Murphy - "what was required when people changed their names. There may not have been a legal requirement for a notice when people changed their names -- or if there were, the notice may be buried in a local court minute book, or the legal notices in a local newspaper." There was no requirement in Queensland to lodge a name change, either with with the government or notice in the paper. There is still no actual legal requirement (per QLD BDM researcher), but proof of name change is needed to open bank accounts, apply for passport etc. This requires lodgement with the QLD government. | |
| Apr 18, 2019 at 16:25 | history | edited | Jan Murphy♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 28, 2019 at 19:44 | history | edited | Jan Murphy♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 28, 2019 at 18:51 | comment | added | AdrianB38 | In UK law, you can call yourself what you like, with no need for any legal documents. It just happens to be easier if they can be seen. Even if legal documents exist in the UK, they might never have gone further than the solicitor's office. The reason I'm saying this is that it would seem highly likely that initial practice in Australia would be inspired by the UK. Similarly, I'd be wary in the UK of anyone saying that the children would have these names in these situations. There were customary choices, but not mandatory ones. As Jan says, you need to understand the legal situation there. | |
| Mar 27, 2019 at 22:23 | history | answered | Jan Murphy♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |