Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 62

62. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of article 4, the spouses may, on separation, choose to revert to their surname at birth or to the surname at the tim e of their marriage. (2) In the case of a consensual separation, a declaration of su ch choice shall be made in the public deed of separation, and in t he case of a judicial separation, b y a note filed in the records o f the case before fin al judgment. (3) The court may, at the request of one of the spouses, which may be made at any time before judgment, prohibit the other spouse from continuing to use the former’s surname after separation, where such use may cause grave prejudice to the spo use requesting the prohibition. Effects of separation in regard to third parties. Added by: XXI.1993.35. Amended by: XXIII.2017.32.