changing names -legally.

[taleebin]

i just wanna ask if its ok to change one's name legally. what are the process and grounds? someone i know wants to change his name for personal reason. yung last name nya particularly. pwede po ba yun? ang alam ko lang kasi pag masyadong sorry for the term mabantot yung name pwede yung papalitan thanks in advance!

[Alucard]

yes pwedeng palitan pero super mahaba ang process. Also prepare at least 50k to 150k para sa lawyer mo. depende din kasi ang charge niyan.

[taleebin]

^ thanks for answering. I think my friend wants to change his last name. He wanted to use his mother's maiden name. Yun ang pagkakasabi nya sa akin. How long? Will it take a year or two? My mom din kasi had a prob with her name, iba yung sa birth nya at baptismal. Til now di parin maayos kasi sa province daw yun gagawin.

[Alucard]

No idea on how it would take pero I heard its a long process daw. Pero syempre its going to be worth it

Better din kasi since LEGAL age na ang friend mo. mas mapapadali rin ito kahit papaano.

Mas mahirap pag kids na wala pa sa Legal age. super haba ng process..

[denny]

medyo malaki pala ang gagastahin para dito,  thanks po sa info.

[stameygirl]

If not typo error, court case yan. Anong ayaw nya sa surname niya?

Requirements for non-judicial :
http://www.manila.gov.ph/citycivilregistry.htm

There's also a new law:
http://www.gov.ph/2012/08/15/republic-act-no-10172/

[taleebin]

^ sa pagkakakwento nya, gusto nya gamitin ng yung middle name na maging last name. Alam ko may personal issue sya sa father nya kaya gusto nyang gawin yun. Although im convincing him na baka maresolve pa decided na sya kaya he's asking around. Whaddya mean sis naicocourt pa yun?

[taleebin]

^ thanks sis. Hirap pala ng mga ganyan no? buti nalang din i named my son after my name. As for my friend, sasabihan ko nalang sya.

[lawyer_mom]

hindi pwede gamitin maiden name ng mother if the child is legitimate because that will convert the status of the child from legitimate to illegitimate. hindi rin pwede iadopt ng mother yung child unless the mother is annulled sa father. after annulment, pwede na iadopt ni mommy si baby. just like kris aquino wants to adopt bimby

[mscuriosity]

I think NSO released a new rule for changing of surname or sex. Kung yung surname eh nakakabawas ng dignidad ng isang tao i.e Bagonggahasa, *censored*, atbp. I think mabilis na ang process nyan sa NSO.

Check this site:

http://www.internetphilippines.com/nso-census/change-of-name-surname-in-nso-birth-certificate-fees-documents-required-forms-where-to-file-and-steps-to-undertake/

[dolcevitabebe]

Hi. I have a concern too. My fiance has a different name from his birth certificate than the one on his school and employment and baptismal records. Example: his name sa birth certificate is JUAN MIGUEL(Juan is his father's first name but since of complications, his mom changed it to CARLOS MIGUEL instead) so now, all his school records, employment records and even his baptismal it states CARLOS MIGUEL but on his birth certificate its JUAN MIGUEL-- He wants to continue using CARLOS MIGUEL. Pano yun? What do we have to do? tnx

[amethyst028]

^may narinig akong case na ganito sa radio. you have to seek a lawyer. but what the mom did
was illegal. pwede pa ata makasuhan yung mother because she intentionally did not follow what
was written sa [textspeak!]. kahit na ginagamit ng fiance mo yung name na yun all his life kailangan pa din
sundin ang nasa [textspeak!] kasi yun ang official record. if he wants to change his name for good kailangan
niya ng court order. consult a lawyer para once and for all maayos na niya.

[agape]

Hi. I have a concern too. My fiance has a different name from his birth certificate than the one on his school and employment and baptismal records. Example: his name sa birth certificate is JUAN MIGUEL(Juan is his father's first name but since of complications, his mom changed it to CARLOS MIGUEL instead) so now, all his school records, employment records and even his baptismal it states CARLOS MIGUEL but on his birth certificate its JUAN MIGUEL-- He wants to continue using CARLOS MIGUEL. Pano yun? What do we have to do? tnx

Same case.
Birth Cert - Mother's Surname
Baptismal - Father's Surname
All Other Records - Changed Surname
After the legalities, birth cert got annotated with Changed Surname and was able to get a passport na.