Annotated Republic of China Laws/Name Act/Article 6

Promulgated full amendment on 2001-06-20
(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
(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.
 * 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 )


 * 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.

中華民國法律註解/姓名條例/第6條