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The fees are: ? $137 for an adult name change. $ 22 for each name change for a child 17 years of age or younger, using an Application to Change a Child's Name if the name is changed at the same time as one of their parents. If the child's name is being changed without a parent, the fee is $137.
A Guarantor can be the child's school principal, judge, lawyer, doctor, Indian band Chiefs, etc. The Application sets out the exhaustive list of who can be your Guarantor. If the name change is approved then the Office of the Registrar General will send out a Change of Name Certificate.
If your name is on the child's birth certificate, the Registrar General requires your consent before changing the name of the child. If your child's other parent does not have your consent, he or she will have to serve you a Notice of Application.
If the child is married, or is changing their last name because of marriage, ask the Office of the Registrar General what to do. If you are 16 years of age or older and you want to change your own name, you must use the Application to change an adult's name.
The consent of the other parent may be required when a parent is changing the name of a child under 16 years of age. If you don't have consent, you need to provide a court order that dispenses with (does away with) the need for consent.