Article 227. Implications of a change of surname, first name, and patronymic

Family code of the Republic of Uzbekistan · Date: 30.04.1998 · In force

In the event of a change of surname, first name, or patronymic, the civil registry body shall make the appropriate changes in the civil status registry books.

A change in the surname of one of the spouses (even if paternity is established) shall not entail a change in the surname of the other spouse or his/her adult children.

The surnames of children under sixteen years of age shall be changed if both parents change their surnames.

If one parent has changed his/her surname, the matter of changing the surname of his/her children under sixteen shall be decided by agreement between the parents or, in the absence of such agreement, by the guardianship and trusteeship bodies.

The change of the father's first name shall entail a compulsory change of the patronymic of his children under the age of sixteen.

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