Other parent's consent to a minor's usage name (France)
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For the parent who agrees to the usage name chosen for a minor, to be printed on the child's identity card or passport. A free model of the parents' agreement, and a model of the child's consent, are annexed to the French justice ministry's circular of 15 June 2023, also on justice.fr: you do not need DocMuse to get them. The parent who did not pass on their name may add it alone, after telling the other (article 311-24-2 of the French Civil Code); both parents' agreement is needed for other choices, such as using one name instead of the other. Signed by the other parent, and by a child over thirteen.
- Made for use in France
- Last updated October 13, 2026
When to use this document
- The other parent wants your child’s identity card in France to show both surnames and you agree.
- The town hall asks for your written consent before printing the chosen usage name on your child’s passport.
- You and the other parent have decided that your child will use one surname in place of the other.
- You want to put in writing your agreement, as the other parent, to the name your child will use.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Parent giving consent
- Consenting parent's date of birth
- Consenting parent's address
- Child's name
- Child's date of birth
- Child's place of birth (town and département, or country)
- Usage name chosen, names in order (e.g. MARTIN DUPONT)
- Other parent, who files the application
- City
- Date
Preview
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Common questions
- Is the other parent's consent needed for a French minor's identity card?
- No. Applying for an identity card or passport for a child is an everyday act: one parent applies at the town hall alone, without the other's authorisation. Only a formal objection by the other parent blocks issue until the family judge decides. The consent matters only for the usage name printed on the document, in the cases where one parent cannot choose it alone.
- When may one parent alone choose a French child's usage name?
- The parent whose name was not passed on may alone add their name to the child's as a usage name, limited to the first name of each parent; they must tell the other parent beforehand and in good time, and the other parent may go to the family judge if they disagree (article 311-24-2 of the French Civil Code). To use one name instead of the other, or for any other choice, both parents exercising parental authority decide together: that is what this consent is for.
- Does a usage name change a French child's surname?
- No. The usage name appears on the identity card and passport, but the birth certificate keeps the family name, which stays the name of record in civil status. Changing the family name itself follows other procedures: the simplified procedure at the town hall, once in a lifetime, for an adult (Cerfa form 16229), or a change of name by decree. The simplified procedure is free; DocMuse drafts neither.
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
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