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What is a Deed Poll?
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called a Deed Poll?
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Poll?
Can I
change my children's names?
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there any restrictions on names?
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Deed Poll registered anywhere?
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birth certificate be changed?
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people change their name?
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separation
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rights upon divorce
A
woman's rights upon being widowed
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General name change
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A woman's
name rights upon being widowed
A woman
can usually revert to her maiden name upon being widowed without the need
for a Deed Poll. This is because her husband's death certificate and her
marriage certificate (which shows her maiden name) are usually accepted as
documentary evidence that her name has changed. Government departments and
most companies and organisations will change their records to show the new
surname upon presentation of these certificates.
If the
death certificate and marriage certificate are not accepted as documentary
evidence, then a Deed Poll will be required since a Deed Poll will be
accepted by everyone without question as documentary evidence of a change of
name.
If a
woman wishes to be known by another surname, or wishes to change her
forenames, she must do this by Deed Poll.
Last
updated: 29 December 2005
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