126 Changes of Name Change of name of married person or adult interdependent partner
who is the owner of an interest in land adopts the surname of the
spouse or adult interdependent partner, the Registrar may make a
memorandum of the change of name on the appropriate certificate
of title on production of
(a) an affidavit by that person verifying
(i) the date of the marriage or the existence of an adult
interdependent relationship,
(ii) the place where the marriage was solemnized, if
applicable, and
(iii) the spouse's or adult inte rdependent partner's full name,
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(b) a certificate of marriage or an agreement made under section
7 of the Adult Interdependent Relationships Act, if
applicable, or any other evidence that the Registrar may
require to substantiate the identity of that person.
(2) When an interest in land is registered in the name of a person
under the surname of that person's spouse or former spouse or
adult interdependent partner or former adult interdependent partner
and that person now uses
(a) that person's original surname,
(b) a hyphenated surname that incorporates that person's
original surname and the surname of that person's spouse or
former spouse or adult interdependent partner or former
adult interdependent partner, or
(c) the surname of a spouse or adult interdependent partner
from a previous marriage or adult interdependent
relationship,
the Registrar may make a memorandum of the change of name on
the appropriate certificate of title on production of evidence
referred to in subsection (3).
(3) The following evidence may be provided in respect of a person
referred to in subsection (2):
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(a) an affidavit by that person verifying the surname now used
by that person, and
(i) a certificate of marriage, or
(ii) a copy of an agreement made under section 7 of the
Adult Interdependent Relationships Act, or an affidavit
by that person declaring that the person is an adult
interdependent partner or is a former adult
interdependent partner,
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(b) any other evidence that the Registrar may require to
substantiate the identity of that person.
RSA 2000 cL-4 s126;2002 cA-4.5 s49