The safe way to change your name

A name change is an important step. With the right application from PepperPapers, you can ensure that your reasons are clear and legally compliant with the authorities.
Published by Patricia Lederer 03.07.2025 um 16:52 Uhr

Change your surname – legally secure with the right application

The decision to change your surname is often based on personal reasons. Whether you want to get rid of stressful memories, avoid confusion or get your birth name back. A name change is a significant step that should be well prepared.

To ensure that your application is convincing and legally secure right from the start, the PepperPapers legal document for the name change application will support you.

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What this legal document offers you

This document provides you with a fully prepared application that presents your personal reasons in a clearly structured and understandable way. The template meets all formal requirements and helps you to present your motivation in a factual and comprehensible way.

The application is particularly helpful for:

  • personal burden from the existing name
  • Wish to return to maiden name
  • Differentiation from family backgrounds
  • Change of name in the context of finding a personal identity
  • a single surname for you and your children

Why a well-formulated application is crucial

The authorities examine every name change carefully. An informal or poorly substantiated application will be rejected in many cases. With this legal document, you present your request professionally and with all the important information. This will increase your chances of a positive decision.

👉 Create an application now and present it with confidence

What else you should know

You must have German citizenship to apply. In many cases, the authorities will require you to appear in person, for example to check your identity. However, even then, your application remains the basis for a fair and legally secure decision.

Conclusion

A name is more than just a word. With the right application, you can secure a name change that really suits you. Comprehensible, legally compliant and clearly formulated.

👉 Click here to go directly to the legal document

Are you unsure? Get your first aid!

Are you at a loss with your request? Not sure whether you are using the right document or how to proceed?

Then book your individual first aid consultation with our legal experts now.
Personal. Clear. To the point.

  • Answers to your specific questions
  • Practical, understandable, without legalese
  • Book quickly – with your preferred date

Law doesn’t have to be complicated, just explained correctly.

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Patricia Lederer
Author and managing director of PepperPapers

Patricia Lederer is a specialist lawyer for tax law, commercial and corporate law. Lederer specializes in national and international tax law and criminal tax law. She works in the areas of tax audits, tax investigations and represents clients in court proceedings before the tax courts nationwide, the Federal Fiscal Court, the Federal Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights.
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