Official reply on issues related to the change of children's names after parents' divorce

（ Public Governance [2002]74 Number ）
Anhui Provincial Department of public security ：

Your hall 《 Request for instructions on name change 》（ Public [2002]65 Number ） Received . The reply is as follows ：

According to the supreme people's court 《 Reply to the question of changing the surname of the child 》（[81] Famin Zi No 11 Number ） About the spirit of , If one of the two parties to the divorce requests to change the name of the child without consultation or consensus , The public security organ may refuse to accept the case ; If one party conceals the fact of divorce from the public security organ , And obtain the change of the child's name , If the other party requests to restore the child's original name and the divorce negotiation fails , The public security organs should be restored .

Two ○○ May 21, 2002