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Simple adoption: impact on surname
Verified 01 April 2022 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of Justice
Name on the birth certificate (also called birth name or surname)
Child, grandchild, great-grandchild
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Are you wondering if you can choose the surname of the child or adult you adopt through simple adoption? We present you the rules to know according to your situation: couple, person alone or if you adopt the child of the person with whom you live in a couple.
What applies to you ?
Adoption by a couple
Step-by-step approach
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If the adopted child is 13 years of age or younger
The couple (spouse, past or common-law partner) can choose the surname that the child will carry:
- Name of the adoptee + name of one of the adopters.
The order of the names is free within the limit of one family name for each. - Replace the adopted person's name with the name of one of the adopters.
- Replacement of the adopted person's name by the 2 names of the adopters next to each other.
The order of the names is free within the limit of one family name for each.
Example :
Fabien CARON and Leila LOPEZ adopt Nathan VERON.
Nathan's last name can be: CARON VERON or LOPEZ VERON or VERON CARON or VERON LOPEZ or CARON or LOPEZ or CARON LOPEZ or LOPEZ CARON
If the adopted child is over 13 years of age
Couples (spouses, past partners, or cohabiting partners) may choose surname that the child will carry:
- Name of the adoptee + name of one of the adopters.
The order of the names is free within the limit of one family name for each. - Replace the adopted person's name with the name of one of the adopters.
- Replacement of the adopted person's name by the 2 names of the adopters next to each other.
The order of the names is free within the limit of one family name for each.
The agreement of the adopted obligatory.
Example :
Fabien CARON and Leila LOPEZ adopt Nathan VERON.
Subject to Nathan's agreement, his surname may be: CARON VERON or LOPEZ VERON or VERON CARON or VERON LOPEZ or CARON or LOPEZ or CARON LOPEZ or LOPEZ CARON
Please note
the name resulting from the addition of a name to that of the adopted person constitutes an indivisible compound name. It is therefore transmitted in full to the descendants.
In the event of disagreement or lack of choice, the adoption court set the name of the adopted person.
Among the names of the adopters, the 1er in alphabetical order is placed behind the adopted person's name.
If the adopted has a double name, only the 1re Part is retained.
Example :
Theophile GAUTIER DUMAS and Leila MARTIN ALAIN adopt Kévin MONCEAU DUPONT.
Kevin's last name is MONCEAU ALAIN.
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If the adopted child is 13 years of age or younger
The name is chosen during the request for simple adoption on the form cerfa no. 15740.
However, you can also do the process after adoption.
Contact the graft of the court which took charge of the adoption procedure.
Who shall I contact
The surname is mentioned in the margins of the birth certificate of the adopted.
If the adopted child is over 13 years of age
The choice of name, with the agreement of the adoptedshall be carried out within the framework of the request for simple adoption on the form cerfa no. 15740.
However, you can also do the process after adoption.
Contact the graft of the court which took charge of the adoption procedure.
Who shall I contact
The surname is mentioned in the margin of the adopted person's birth certificate.
Adoption by a single person
Step-by-step approach
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If the adopted child is 13 years of age or younger
The adopter may choose the surname that the child will carry:
- Name of the adopted person + name of the adopting person.
The order of the names is free within the limit of one family name for each. - Replace the name of the adopted child with the name of the adopting child.
Example :
Fabien CARON adopts Nathan VERON.
Nathan's last name can be: CARON VERON or VERON CARON or CARON.
Example :
Theophile GAUTIER DUMAS adopts Kévin MONCEAU DUPONT
Kevin's last name can be:
MONCEAU GAUTIER or GAUTIER MONCEAU or MONCEAU DUMAS or DUMAS MONCEAU or DUPONT DUMAS or DUMAS DUPONT or DUPONT GAUTIER or GAUTIER DUPONT or GAUTIER DUMAS.
If the adopted child is over 13 years of age
The adopter may choose the surname that the child will carry:
- Name of the adopted person + name of the adopting person.
The order of the names is free within the limit of one family name for each. - Replace the name of the adopted child with the name of the adopting child.
The agreement of the adopted obligatory.
Example :
Fabien CARON adopts Nathan VERON.
Subject to Nathan's agreement, his surname may be:
CARON VERON or VERON CARON or CARON.
Example :
Theophile GAUTIER DUMAS adopts Kévin MONCEAU DUPONT
Subject to the agreement of Kevin, his surname may be:
MONCEAU GAUTIER or GAUTIER MONCEAU or MONCEAU DUMAS or DUMAS MONCEAU or DUPONT DUMAS or DUMAS DUPONT or DUPONT GAUTIER or GAUTIER DUPONT or GAUTIER DUMAS..
Please note
the name resulting from the addition of a name to that of the adopted person constitutes an indivisible compound name. It is therefore transmitted in full to the descendants.
In the absence of choice, the adoption court set the name of the adopted person.
The name of the adopter is placed behind the name of the adoptee.
In the case of a double name, the 1re part of the name of the adopter is added behind 1re part of the adopted person's name.
Example :
Theophile GAUTIER DUMAS adopts Kévin MONCEAU DUPONT
Kevin's last name is MONCEAU GAUTIER.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
If the adopted child is 13 years of age or younger
The name is chosen during the request for simple adoption on the form cerfa no. 15737.
However, you can also do the process after adoption.
Contact the graft of the court which took charge of the adoption procedure.
Who shall I contact
The surname is mentioned in the margins of the birth certificate of the adopted.
If the adopted child is over 13 years of age
The choice of name, with the agreement of the adoptedshall be carried out within the framework of the request for simple adoption on the form cerfa no. 15739.
However, you can also do the process after adoption.
Contact the graft of the court which took charge of the adoption procedure.
Who shall I contact
The surname is mentioned in the margins of the birth certificate of the adopted.
Adoption of the child of the spouse, Civil partnership partner or common-law partner
Step-by-step approach
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The child is 13 years of age or younger
The adopter may choose the surname that the child will carry:
- Name of the adopted person + name of the adopting person
The order of the names is free within the limit of one family name for each. - Replace the name of the adopted child with the name of the adopting child.
- Retention of the adopted person's original name
Example :
Fabien CARON adopts his wife's child, Nathan VERON.
Nathan's last name can be: CARON VERON or VERON CARON or VERON
The child is over 13 years old
The adopter may choose the surname that the child will carry:
- Name of the adopted person + name of the adopting person
The order of the names is free within the limit of one family name for each. - Replace the name of the adopted child with the name of the adopting child.
- Retention of the adopted person's original name
The agreement of the adopted obligatory.
Example :
Fabien CARON adopts his wife's child, Nathan VERON.
Subject to Nathan's agreement, his surname may be: CARON VERON or VERON CARON or VERON
Please note
the name resulting from the addition of a name to that of the adopted person constitutes an indivisible compound name. It is therefore transmitted in full to the descendants.
In the absence of choice, the adoption court set the name of the adopted person.
The name of the adopter is placed behind the name of the adoptee.
In the case of a double name, the 1re part of the name of the adopter is added behind 1re part of the adopted person's name.
Example :
Theophile GAUTIER DUMAS adopts Kévin MONCEAU DUPONT
Kevin's last name is MONCEAU GAUTIER.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
If the adopted child is 13 years of age or younger
The name is chosen during the request for simple adoption on the form cerfa no. 15737.
However, you can also do the process after adoption.
Contact the graft of the court which took charge of the adoption procedure.
Who shall I contact
The surname is mentioned in the margins of the birth certificate of the adopted.
If the adopted child is over 13 years of age
The choice of name, with the agreement of the adopted, is made within the framework of the request for simple adoption on the form cerfa no. 15739.
However, you can also do the process after adoption.
Contact the graft of the court which took charge of the adoption procedure.
Who shall I contact
The surname is mentioned in the margins of the birth certificate of the adopted.
Transmission of the name (Rule 363)
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