Congress: Propose that parents can choose the order of their children’s surnames

Bench Avanza País at the request of the legislator Diana Gonzalez Delgadointroduced check which proposes that parents have the right to choose the order in which their children’s surnames appear.

Hence Legislative Initiative 4611/2022-CR proposes to amend articles 20 and 22 Civil Code, so that the order of surnames was agreed by the parents.

“The son corresponds to the first surname of the father and the first surname of the mother. The procedure for registering the names of minors must be determined by agreement of both parents, who will inform the registrar about this during registration, ”the proposal to amend the mentioned article of the Civil Code says.

In case there is disagreement due to this parents They can choose various mechanisms: resort to alphabetical order, even taking into account the second letter of the surname for this, or conduct a lottery in which the order is determined.

The third mechanism established in the draft law is through the courts, where judge will have an opinion about the casting.

“While this is decided by the courts, the registry office will pre-register minors in alphabetical order of their parents’ surnames to guarantee their right to identity,” the initiative says.

Goals

For Legislator Diana Gonzalezauthor of the bill, approval of it offer “This will correct the current legal vacuum that prevents families from fully exercising their right to decide on the order of surnames for minors.”

parliamentarian He indicated that the proposal “promotes equality between men and women in terms of their participation and ability to make decisions in family and social matters, as well as the right of minors to identity.”