{"id":2633,"date":"2026-02-26T15:06:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/regelen-en-weten\/uittreksels-akten-en-verklaringen\/geslacht-en-of-naam-wijzigen\/wijzigen-naamgebruik\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:27:06","slug":"wijzigen-naamgebruik","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/regelen-en-weten\/uittreksels-akten-en-verklaringen\/geslacht-en-of-naam-wijzigen\/wijzigen-naamgebruik\/","title":{"rendered":"Change of name"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Uitklapper-1\" class=\"section section--grey\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col editor  elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\" id=\"accordion1\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Conditions\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t  <p>If you would like to be addressed differently to how you are currently addressed, you can submit a request to change the way your name is used. Your choice will then be recorded in the Personal Records Database (BRP). This ensures that other government bodies are also aware of it. However, they are not obliged to use this information. You can change your choice of name at any time. You should notify your local council of the change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Request\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t  <p>If you wish to change the way your name is used, you can choose from the following options:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>your own name\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>the name of the (ex-)partner\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>the name of your (ex-)partner followed by your own name\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>your own name followed by the name of your (ex-)partner.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>There are two ways to change the way your name is written:<\/p>\n<h2>Online<\/h2>\n<p>Please submit your name details online. 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