Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 110
110. Subject to the provisions of article 92, a child in whose
favour there is a presumption in virtue of a decree of the comp etent
court shall assume:
(a) the family name adopted by the spouses in terms of
article 4, where the presumption has taken place upon
the demand of either one of the parents, or both
parents together; or
Act XXIII of
2017.
(b) the surname of any of the parents, or the surname of
both parents, in the order they choose, where the
presumption has taken place upon the demand of either
one of the parents, or both parents together, and their
marriage was contracted prior the coming into force of
the Marriage Act and other Laws (Amendment) Act,
2017; or
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(c) the surname chosen by both parents in virtue of Form
Y contained in Part II of the First Schedule to this
Code, as appropriate.
Effects of
presumption in
virtue of decree of
court as between
parent and child.
Amended by:
XVIII.2004.30.
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