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Letter 2
Sole parental responsibility, spouse
deceased
This letter has two paragraphs. The first paragraph is always required.
For the second paragraph, choose one of the two options according to
whether your spouse was your husband or wife.
If you are changing more than one child's name,
please provide a separate letter for each child. If you do not
have a copy of your spouse's death certificate, please briefly describe
in your letter why this is the case.
Our fax number and postal address can be found at the bottom of this
page.
If you have Microsoft
Word for Windows versions 2002, 2003 or 2007 on your computer, you can download an interactive
Word template that will make it easy to produce the appropriate letter of
consent. Look out for this download icon
in the template
If you do not have Word, please copy and paste the template text into
your word processor.
Letter 2 template
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[Your home
address]
[Your daytime
telephone number]
[Date]
To whom it may concern.
Dear Sirs,
I, the undersigned, having sole parental responsibility
for [insert child's current full name
here] consent to [his/her]
name being changed to [insert new full
name here].
1. If your
husband is deceased, use this paragraph:
Although I was married to my child's father, sadly he
passed away on [date].
Please find enclosed a copy of his death certificate.
Click
on the icon to download an interactive Word document for this letter.
 Click on the Open button
if you see a File Download window.
2. If your
wife is deceased, use this paragraph:
I confirm I was married to my child's mother, but sadly, she
passed away on [date].
Please find enclosed a copy of her death certificate.
Click
on the icon to download an interactive Word document for this letter.
Click on the Open button
if you see a File Download window.
Yours faithfully,
[Signature]
[Your full name]
[Mother/Father]
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Fully completed example of Letter 2
(for a child whose father is deceased)
Where to fax or post your letter of consent
You can fax your letter of consent to
0333 444 8486 (+44 333 444 8486 from overseas) or post it to either of the addresses below.
If you are paying by cheque or postal order, or claiming a fee reduction
for receiving a qualifying benefit, we suggest you do not fax your
letter but enclose it with your payment and/or benefit evidence.
If you have problems faxing to the above number, please try our
alternate fax number of 0870 350 1600 (+44 870 350 1600 from overseas).
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Freepost address
(if posting in the UK)
Using our Freepost address costs nothing
but it takes about 3 working days to reach us. If you want your
letter to arrive sooner, or if you are overseas, use the address below
Full postal address
Use this address if you want your letter
to arrive sooner or if you are posting from overseas. Don't forget to affix
the correct postage
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Write
FREEPOST DEED POLLS on the envelope:
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Last updated: 13 May 2008
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