It may also be possible to change the birth certificate in cases where a biological father and a mother jointly request that the father`s name be included in the birth certificate, in which case the surname may be changed as a change. Additional requirements may be required if you are married or if you change the name of a minor. Be sure to follow the blue insertion found in all legal name change request forms. 6. If you have already legally changed your name, please be prepared to disclose and document any previous name. Contact Vital Statistics directly if you have any questions about retrieving an Indigenous name. If you adopt a child under the age of 12, you can change the child`s last name at the same time. We recommend contacting Vital Statistics at 310-0000 and then 780-427-7013 (toll-free) if you have any questions about this process, as changing ancestry can be complicated. Get electronic fingerprints for anyone 12 years of age or older who changes their name. In Alberta, the Vital Statistics Act allows individuals to apply for a legal change in their first, middle or last name.
If a person was born in Canada, they can apply to change their name as indicated on their birth certificate. If they were not born in Canada, they can apply for a change of name as indicated on the document under which they were legally admitted to Canada. Who can change your name? A person may request to change his or her own name if:1. You are over 18 years old, 2. You are under 18 years of age, but married, divorced, widowed, have an interdependent adult Once your application is approved and processed, a name change certificate with the new name will be issued for each person whose name has been changed. Certificates will be mailed to you. There are restrictions on personal names when selecting, changing or correcting a legal name on vital statistics certificates and documents. Not all name changes require a legal name change by the government. Please note that legal name changes are usually published in the Alberta Gazette.
If you do not wish your name to appear in this publication, you must apply for an order from the Alberta Court of Queen`s Bench. See the app for more information. If you used your spouse`s last name and now want to go back to your maiden name, you can do so by presenting your birth certificate or marriage certificate that includes your maiden name. We may use these supporting documents to change your Driver`s Licence, Id Card and Alberta Medicare Card. A person cannot apply for a name change if: There is a $120 government fee for a legal name change. This fee applies to any name change included in an application form. If you were born in Alberta and do not have a birth certificate, you do not need to present one. If you were born in another province of Canada, you will need to submit your original Canadian birth certificate. The birth certificate will not be returned.
Please note that in the event of a legal name change for a child, the parents` names must appear on the birth certificate. Parents can change a child`s given (first name) if the child is under 10 years of age. This amendment can be treated as an amendment to the birth certificate. Documents such as birth certificates submitted with an amendment will be cancelled and replaced free of charge with the indigenous name. The criminal record check or a police information check must be submitted with the application to a registry representation within 30 days of its issuance before the date of commencement of the legislated change of name service. Partners; or 3. You are a parent or guardian of a minor. A person may request to change the first or last name of their spouse or interdependent adult partner with the consent of that partner. It should be noted that the Act does not allow a person to apply for a name change if he or she has been convicted of a specific offence within the meaning of the Vital Statistics Act. Change your child`s nameA parent or guardian of a child can ask to change their child`s name.
But the consent of both parents registered on the child`s birth register and the consent of all legal guardians (if they are different from the child`s parents) are usually required to complete the change. If the child who is the subject of an application for a change of name is 12 years of age or older, the child`s consent to the change of name is also required. In some circumstances, the consent of any guardian or parent on the child`s birth certificate is not required to change a child`s name. If the applicant is a parent and the child`s sole guardian, they may request a change in the child`s name without the consent of the other parent. If there is a court order naming a child`s guardians instead of parents, the consent of the child`s guardian(s) is required, but the consent of the child`s biological parents is not required. A parent or guardian may apply to the Alberta Court of Queen`s Bench to waive the consent requirement of the child`s other parent or guardian. In these circumstances, a judge of the Alberta Court of Queen`s Bench will consider the parent`s or guardian`s application to change a child`s name and, taking into account the best interests of the child, will decide whether to waive the consent of the child`s other parents or guardians to confirm the name change. If an accepted application is properly completed, it will result in an order from the Alberta Court of Queen`s Bench authorizing a parent or guardian to change their child`s name without the consent of the other guardians and/or parents, which may not be possible in this situation. 2. You must also be able to present a valid government-issued ID with your full name, photo, and unique identification number. If the ID contains an expiration date, it must not have expired.
If the document does not have an expiry date, it must have been issued within the last 5 years. Examples: driver`s licence, provincial identity card, contract status card, citizenship card, permanent residence card, passport, etc. 5. If you are legally married, you must present a marriage certificate. All original Canadian birth certificates must be presented. If you married in Alberta and do not have a marriage certificate, Vital Statistics accesses the marriage certificate and you do not need to present one. If your marriage certificate is not in English, you must provide a notarized translation. If you wish to change your marriage certificate with the new legal name: descendants such as children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and spouses/partners of residential schools and survivors of the sixties are also eligible for name changes.
There are many cases where you can legally adopt a different name without having to go through the lengthy and expensive legal name change process. Submitted birth certificates from Alberta will be replaced free of charge with new Birth Certificates from Alberta that reflect the new name. If you were born in Alberta, correcting an error in a birth certificate can be done through a change rather than a legal name change. If you were not born in Alberta, you must apply for a change in the jurisdiction in which you were born. Residential school survivors and people who were part of the Sixties Scoop can retrieve their Aboriginal names for free. If you change your parentage in your child`s Alberta birth certificate, you can change your child`s name at the same time if the child is under the age of 18. An Alberta resident may have their name legally changed under certain conditions. All birth certificates in Alberta issued prior to the processing of a legal name change must be submitted with your name change application. This applies to anyone whose name is legally changed.
In Alberta, you don`t have to legally change your name after you get married. You can take a married surname. If you`ve recently married, you don`t have to go through the legal name change process – just bring your marriage certificate and we can change the name on your driver`s license or ID card. If your marriage certificate is not in English, you must provide a certified translation. Your new name must include a first and last name. He must use the English alphabet. It cannot contain numbers, characters other than letters (for example, $) or profanity. It can contain these non-episometric characters: period (.), hyphen (-), or apostrophe (`). A name may be rejected if it creates confusion, embarrasses the person, cheats or misleads the public, or causes insults for other reasons. Legally changing your name in Alberta is a long process, but we`ve helped many people change their legal name, and we can help you too.