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Until 2004, every woman who married in the Czech Republic and wanted to change her name had to adopt a feminine surname, unless her husband was a foreigner whose name ended in a vowel or she was a registered member of a Czech minority group. A law passed in 2004 allows all foreign women, and Czech women who marry foreign men, to adopt their ...
Marriage in the Czech Republic can be performed in a religious or civil ceremony. It may be performed between Czech citizens, a Czech citizen and a foreigner, or two foreign nationals. Both partners must be at least 18 years old. [1] Same-sex marriage is not currently recognized in the Czech Republic as of 2020. [2]
When a person (traditionally the wife in many cultures) assumes the family name of their spouse, in some countries that name replaces the person's previous surname, which in the case of the wife is called the maiden name ("birth name" is also used as a gender-neutral or masculine substitute for maiden name), whereas a married name is a family name or surname adopted upon marriage.
at least one parent is a legal resident of the Czech Republic (i.e. that they are permitted to reside in the Czech Republic for more than 90 days). Abandoned children aged less than 15 years found on the territory of the Czech Republic (where the identity of the parents cannot be established) are deemed to be Czech citizens. [4]
The Czech Republic, [c] [12] also known as Czechia, [d] [13] and historically known as Bohemia, [14] is a landlocked country in Central Europe.The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. [15]
A deed poll can also be used to change a child's name, as long as everyone with parental responsibility for the child consents to it [4] and the child does not object to it. [5] Registration of deeds is regulated by the Enrolment of Deeds (Change of Name) Regulations 1994 (SI 1994/604) [6] (as amended). Compared to some other European countries ...
The Czech national identity card (Czech: občanský průkaz, citizen card, literally civic certificate; Czech pronunciation: [ˈoptʃanskiː ˈpruːkas]) is the identity document used in the Czech Republic (and formerly in Czechoslovakia), in addition to the Czech passport. It is issued to all citizens, and every person above 15 years of age ...
The system of law and justice in the Czech Republic has been in constant development since the 1989 regime change. In 1993, the Constitution of the Czech Republic has been enacted, which postulates the rule of law , outlines the structure and principles of democratic government , and declares human rights and rights of the citizen.