You can put your spouse`s name on government documents such as a health card or driver`s license. However, your name on your birth certificate remains the same. Let`s say your spouse`s name doesn`t cost money. Depending on why and when you change your name, fees may apply. If you legally change your name back to your old name, you will receive a change of name certificate and a new birth certificate (if you were born in Ontario). You can use these documents to update other government documents (such as a driver`s license). All application forms, fees and proof of name change must then be submitted by mail or in person to the Office of the Registrar General. For more information on name changes and fees, you can contact the Registrar General`s office in Toronto at 416-325-8305 or toll-free at 1-800-461-2156. Or visit ontario.ca. In English Canada, it was an undisputed tradition for a woman to take her husband`s surname when she married, leaving her name “daughter” or maiden. Historically, the tradition was rooted in English obfuscation laws, the legal doctrine that a woman`s legal rights to marriage were encompassed by those of her husband.

Tradition became a custom in the British colonies for centuries. But over the past fifty years, this convention has slowly begun to change. Many women today choose to keep or separate their maiden name, and some men choose to take their wife`s surname instead. In Ontario, the name change law uses only the word “spouse,” which allows both sexes to change their names and gives same-sex couples the same options as heterosexual couples. An adult`s name change request will be used to change your name for reasons other than war. This type of app allows you to change all your names, as opposed to your last name. There is a fee for this service. This type of name change changes the name on your birth certificate in Ontario.

The form is available online at ontario.ca. You can also request toll-free at 1-800-461-2156 or, in the Greater Toronto Area, at 416-325-8305. There is a fee for this service. To legally change your surname at the time of marriage, you must complete Form 1 Change of Surname, which applies to both legally married and common-law partners. The submission of this type of application is free of charge, provided that you do so within 90 days of the marriage or the submission of a joint declaration of the conjugal relationship. After 90 days, fees apply. In addition to filling out this form, you must indicate that if you die and your marital status is only “separate” and you have designated your future ex as a beneficiary, it is likely that the will will be a valid legal document and that ♦ your future ex will be able to inherit your real estate and assets in accordance with the will. However, if you are legally divorced at the time of your death, any part of your will about your ex will become invalid. The rest of your will remains intact. ♦ Homeowners – Separation and divorce usually mean that one or both spouses receive a new home. Therefore, you must create new home insurance in your own name. Even if one of you chooses to stay in the marital home, the existing policy still needs to be changed to reflect your single/new housing status.

Once you`ve changed your name, you`ll need to update it for a number of records. Most of the time, people start by updating their driver`s licence and Ontario health card information. These may require additional information and certificates, so please review the information you need to make these changes. By law, you can take your spouse`s surname after marriage on government documents without legally changing it. There is no fee to take your spouse`s last name on the above documents. At marriage, in addition to the right to adopt your spouse`s surname, you have the right to legally change your surname to your spouse`s surname (or to combine both surnames with a hyphen or combine both surnames with a space in between) by completing Form 1 to change your surname. Unlike your spouse`s last name, this type of name change will appear on your Ontario birth certificate. You can also change your last name when you live with someone in a conjugal relationship outside of marriage.

This applies to both opposite-sex and same-sex couples. We`ve outlined the exact steps you can take to apply for a name change after a divorce. If you chose to legally change your surname because of marriage or conjugal relationship, you can change your last name back to your old surname by completing an option to resume your old surname — Form 2.