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INTRODUCTION

Chris Gunasekera, Lawyer, Peninsula Community Legal Centre

This chapter explains:

  • how you can change your name;
  • what happens to your name when you marry;
  • what surnames you can give a child;
  • how children's names can be changed; and
  • how a child's birth certificate can be changed.

INTRODUCTION :: Last updated: Thu Jul 1st 2010