The Constitution of the Russian Federation guarantees the absolute equality of the rights and freedoms of citizens regardless of gender. The vast majority of cases of change of surname are associated with the marriage of a woman. But if the right to such a replacement is granted by law to a woman, then the constitutional principles guarantee a similar right to a man.
Where to begin
By law, the right to replace a surname is granted to citizens of the Russian Federation from the age of fourteen, subject to the consent of the parents. There are many reasons for the change: marriage, the dissonance of the previous surname, the foreign origin of the surname and its change to a closer one to the surnames of Slavic origin, etc.
A person wishing to change his last name applies to the registry office at the place of permanent registration with a formalized application. The application for the requirements of the regulation should contain information about all the personal data of the applicant (name, data on registration at the permanent place of residence, date / place of birth, nationality, citizenship), information on the marital status and the presence of minor children, the surname chosen by the applicant for change, and circumstances should also be indicated that prompted the person to change his surname.
Copies of the birth documents of the applicant and his minor children, of marriage / divorce must be attached to the application for changing the name.
For the execution and issuance of a document with amended personal data, the state duty is today a thousand rubles.
