Remove need for consent of all parents to change a child's name

Closed 32 signatures

What the petition asks

Help families where a child holds the burden of a name that they don't want. It's not fair that if you don't have the consent of both parents with parental responsibility you need a court order to change the name of a child, especially in cases where one parent has abandoned or abused a child.

We want the Government to remove the need for consent of all parents to change a child's name, so that a parent who lives with their child can change the name of their child to their own name or their step parent's name, without needing the consent of an absent or abusive parent.

Timeline

30 Jun 2023	Petition opened for signatures
30 Dec 2023	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 32

Status Closed

Department Ministry of Justice

Opened 30 Jun 2023

Closed 30 Dec 2023

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