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Art. 30a
b. On the death of a spouse A person whose spouse dies may, if that person changed his or her surname on marriage, at any time declare before the civil registrar the wish to revert to the name by which he or she was known prior to the marriage. 1 Inserted by No I of the FA of 30 Sept. 2011 (Name and Citizenship), in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2012 2569; BBl 2009 7573 7581). BGE
140 III 577 (5A_334/2014) from 23. Oktober 2014
Regeste: Art. 19c Abs. 1 und Art. 30 Abs. 1 ZGB; höchstpersönliche Rechte, Namensänderung. Minderjährige über zwölf Jahre üben ihr Recht auf den Namen und dessen Änderung selbständig aus (E. 3.1). "Achtenswerte Gründe" zur Bewilligung der Namensänderung eines Kindes, das nach der Scheidung der Eltern den Namen des Inhabers der elterlichen Sorge annehmen soll (E. 3.2-3.5). |