Commission wants change: will the double name make a comeback?

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By 14 votes to 10 and one abstention, the Legal Commission of the National Council (RK-N) decided that the double name for spouses should be reintroduced in a much more flexible manner than under the old law and should now also be possible for children. The parliamentary services announced this on Friday.

The consultation on the relevant change in the law opened doors. The majority of parties and cantons prefer the proposed “grand solution”. There was criticism of the failure to include children’s rights. The Legal Affairs Committee has now taken this criticism into account. Parliament will now decide on this.

Children should also be allowed to have double names

In addition to the existing possibilities to use names, according to the proposal it should now be possible for spouses or registered partners to independently decide to have a double name. The children should be able to have a double name consisting of their parents’ names, if the parents wish.

Through a simple declaration, people who are already married or in a registered partnership, as well as minor children of married and unmarried parents, should be given the opportunity to subsequently create a double name in accordance with the new law based on the transitional arrangement. law.

A minority asks that the proposal not be taken into account. Another minority calls for the submissions to be returned to the Commission with an order to return to the old law before 2013. In a next step, the committee will submit the approved design and report it to the Federal Council for comment. The National Council is expected to discuss the proposal for the first time in its spring 2024 session. (SDA)

Source:Blick