The adopter and the other member of the couple choose, by joint declaration, the surname to be given to the child: either the surname of one of them, or their two surnames together in the order chosen by them, subject to a limit of one surname for each of them.
This option may only be exercised once.
This option may be exercised only once.
In the absence of a joint declaration mentioning the child’s choice of name, the child takes the name of the adopter and of the other member of the couple, up to the limit of the first family name for each of them, joined in alphabetical order.
> In the absence of a joint declaration mentioning the child’s choice of name, the child takes the name of the adopter and of the other member of the couple, up to the limit of the first family name for each of them, joined in alphabetical order.
Where article 311-21, the second paragraph of article 311-23 or this article has been applied in respect of a child of both spouses, the name previously devolved or chosen shall apply to the adopted child.
> Where the adopter or the adopted child has chosen the name previously devolved or chosen, the name previously devolved or chosen shall apply to the adopted child.
Where the adopter or the other member of the couple bears a double surname, they may, by a joint written declaration, pass on only one surname to the adopted child.
At the request of the adopter, the court may change the child’s first names. If the child is over the age of thirteen, his or her personal consent is required.