Can a Divorced Couple Change the Last Name on Their Child's Birth Certificate?

According to Article 27 of the Civil Code 2015, the right to change the surname or first name of a citizen is specifically stipulated as follows:

Right to Change the Surname of a Citizen:

- An individual has the right to request the competent state authority to recognize the change of surname in the following cases:

+ Change the surname for a biological child from the father's surname to the mother's surname or vice versa;

+ Change the surname for an adopted child from the father's or mother's surname to the adoptive father's or adoptive mother's surname at the request of the adoptive father or mother;

+ When the adopted child ceases to be an adopted child and the person or biological father, mother requests to revert the surname to that of the biological father or mother;

+ Change the surname for a child at the request of the biological father, mother, or the child when determining the child's parent(s);

+ Change the surname of a person who has been lost and has found their genealogical origin;

+ Change the surname to that of the wife or husband in marriages and families involving foreign elements to conform to the law of the country in which the foreign spouse is a citizen, or revert to the previous surname before changing;

+ Change the surname of a child when the father or mother changes their surname;

+ Other cases as stipulated by the law on civil status.

- The change of surname for a person nine years of age or older must have the consent of that person.

- The change of an individual's surname does not alter or terminate the civil rights and obligations established under the old surname.

=> Therefore, the change of a child's surname on the birth certificate will be carried out if it falls under one of the cases mentioned above. However, changing a child's surname on the birth certificate solely due to divorce will not be accepted.

Sincerely.