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CCQ, r. 4 - Regulation respecting change of name and of other particulars of civil status and substitution of the usual given name
Section 6
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6. The notice of application for a change of name must include the following information:
(1) the name of the person who is the subject of the application, as stated in the person’s act of birth;
(2) the domiciliary address of the person who is the subject of the application;
(3) the name applied for with the registrar of civil status; and
(4) the period of publication of the notice.
Where the application is to change the name of a minor child, the notice of application must also include the name of the person making the application for the minor child, that person’s domiciliary address and his or her capacity in relation to the child.
6. The notice of application for a change of name must include the following information on the person who is the subject of the application:
(1) the person’s name, as stated in the person’s act of birth;
(2) the person’s domiciliary address;
(3) the name applied for with the registrar of civil status; and
(4) the place and date of the notice.
Where the application is to change the name of a minor child, the notice of application must also include the name of the person making the application for the minor child, that person’s domiciliary address and his or her capacity in relation to the child.
The notice of application must include the signature of the person making the application.
6. Where the application is to change the name of a person of full age, the notice of application must include the following information:
(1) the applicant’s name, as it appears on the act of birth;
(2) the address of the applicant’s domicile;
(3) the name applied for to the registrar of civil status;
(4) the place and date of the notice; and
(5) the applicant’s signature.
Where the application is to change the name of a minor child, the notice of application must include the following information:
(1) the applicant’s name and the address of the applicant’s domicile;
(2) the child’s name, as recorded on the act of birth;
(3) the name applied for in respect of the child to the registrar of civil status;
(4) the place and date of the notice; and
(5) the applicant’s capacity and signature.
