{"id":2065,"date":"2020-12-21T17:10:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T16:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klodzinskikancelaria.pl\/?p=2065"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:56:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:56:44","slug":"zmiana-nazwiska-po-rozwodzie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klodzinskikancelaria.pl\/en\/changing-your-name-after-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing your surname after divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"

The basic aspect of obtaining a final divorce decree is the obvious change of marital status to "divorced". This marital status means two basic issues - firstly, we are no longer married, secondly, this change allows us to enter into a new marriage.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

Nevertheless, some people, after their (sometimes difficult) experiences, before they start thinking about entering new relationships, first try to restore many things to their previous state. As we know, getting married is associated with, among other things, with a change of surname - in our culture, after marriage, women most often (although this is not a rule) decide to take their husband's surname, or add a second element to their maiden name in the form of their husband's surname.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

We decide on a new surname before the wedding<\/h2>\r\n \r\n

In practice, at the very moment of \"sorting out\" pre-nuptial formalities, individuals planning to enter into a marriage are informed of the necessity to make a decision regarding their future surname or surnames (after all, they can decide that each of them will keep their maiden name); at the same time, they must also determine what surname their children will bear. This action is not complicated, as it only requires them to make a suitable declaration.\n\nAny subsequent divorce<\/strong> This often involves a person who changed their surname upon getting married wanting to revert to their maiden name or birth surname after a divorce.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

Deadline for changing your name after divorce<\/h2>\r\n \r\n

The applicable provisions of law permit such a possibility, but under specific conditions. Namely, within the period three months from the date the divorce decree becomes final <\/strong>a divorced spouse who, as a result of marriage, changed his or her previous surname may: statement <\/strong>complex before the head of the registry office or the consul <\/strong>(If residing outside the country) revert to the surname held before marriage.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

In relation to the above, the most important is defined by regulations the date within which it is possible to return to the surname used before marriage<\/strong> \u2013 is three months from the date the divorce decree becomes legally binding. During this period, without any major issues, it is possible for the spouse who has decided to revert to their previous surname to go to the relevant municipal office to make a declaration of intent to \"revert\" to their previous surname before the head of the civil registry office. It is worth noting that this decision rests solely with the spouse who changed their surname upon entering into marriage.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

Can you force your ex-wife (ex-spouse) to change her surname?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\r\n \r\n\r\nNo you cant. As a rule, the regulations do not provide for a situation in which, as a result of a divorce decreed, such a request could be made by the other party (e.g. the husband towards his ex-wife bearing his surname). The courts also speak in this spirit.\r\n\r\n \r\n

Documents to be prepared<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\r\n \r\n

To complete the formalities, it is worth familiarising yourself with the information contained on the website of the relevant municipal office for the person in question (which includes the civil registry office as an organisational unit). Some offices provide information regarding the surname change procedure, including additional required documents, and sometimes also outline the entire process. As a general rule, however, remember to prepare:<\/p>\r\n \r\n