Annotated Republic of China Laws/Name Act/Article 6

Name Act
Republic of China (Taiwan) Law
Article 6
50% developed  as of 2016 (2016)

Promulgated full amendment on 2001-06-20

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(Derived from http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/news/news_detail.aspx?id=3508 )

Article 6
A person who meets one of the following requirements may apply for a change of his surname:
  1. Acknowledged by his natural parent
  2. Adopted by or if an adoptive relationship is terminated
  3. A person has his surname changed according to the other law or other regulations
After a couple gets married, either the wife or the husband may apply for attaching his/her spouse’ s surname or resuming his/her original surname. In case such person applies for resuming his/her original surname, in each marital relationship, only one of such resumption will be allowed.

Promulgated amendment on 2003-06-25

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(Derived from http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/news/news_detail.aspx?id=3508 )

Article 6
A person who meets one of the following requirements may apply for a change of his surname:
  1. Acknowledged by his natural parent
  2. Adopted by or if an adoptive relationship is terminated
  3. An aborigine surname becomes misleading after his aboriginal name is changed into a traditional Chinese surname
  4. A person has his surname changed according to the other law or other regulations
After a couple gets married, either the wife or the husband may apply for attaching his/her spouse’ s surname or resuming his/her original surname. In case such person applies for resuming his/her original surname, in each marital relationship, only one of such resumption will be allowed.

Promulgated amendment on 2007-12-26

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(From http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/news/news_detail.aspx?id=3508 )

Article 6
A person who meets one of the following requirements may apply for a change of his surname:
  1. Acknowledged by his natural parent
  2. Adopted by or if an adoptive relationship is terminated
  3. An aborigine surname becomes misleading after his aboriginal name is changed into a traditional Chinese surname
  4. A person has his surname changed according to the other law or other regulations
After a couple gets married, either the wife or the husband may apply for attaching his/her spouse’ s surname or resuming his/her original surname. In case such person applies for resuming his/her original surname, in each marital relationship, only one of such resumption will be allowed.