Annotated Republic of China Laws/Name Act/Article 6

Name Act Republic of China (Taiwan) Law Article 6 ../Article 2/ to Article 5 Article 7 to ../Article 10/ 50% 2016 Promulgated full amendment on 2001-06-20 (Derived from http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/news/news_detail.aspx?id=3508 ) zh:姓名條例 (民國90年) Article 6 A person who meets one of the following requirements may apply for a change of his surname: Acknowledged by his natural parent Adopted by or if an adoptive relationship is terminated 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 (Derived from http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/news/news_detail.aspx?id=3508 ) zh:姓名條例 (民國92年) Article 6 A person who meets one of the following requirements may apply for a change of his surname: Acknowledged by his natural parent Adopted by or if an adoptive relationship is terminated An aborigine surname becomes misleading after his aboriginal name is changed into a traditional Chinese surname 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 (From http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/news/news_detail.aspx?id=3508 ) zh:姓名條例 (民國96年) Article 6 A person who meets one of the following requirements may apply for a change of his surname: Acknowledged by his natural parent Adopted by or if an adoptive relationship is terminated An aborigine surname becomes misleading after his aboriginal name is changed into a traditional Chinese surname 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. zh:中華民國法律註解/姓名條例/第6條