The name during the marriage will be able to be kept without the consent of the other spouse, the Parliament decided
In the event of a divorce, each ex-spouse will have the right to keep the name acquired during the marriage, independently of the other's consent, after the Parliament adopted, today, the project co-initiated by USR MPs Pollyanna Hangan and Iulian Lorincz.
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For women who today depend on their husband's consent to have the same name as their own children, the legislative change means less red tape, less lawsuits, roads and costs. The measure will also help Romanians in the Diaspora.
“It's a simple change, but with a real effect: people can organize their professional and personal lives without unnecessary complications, keeping control of their own identity. This law means more than documents and procedures: everyone can find peace and rebuild their life after divorce at their own pace. For parents, for professionals, for anyone going through a breakup, the power to choose their name gives them stability and security at an already difficult time. Now, every person who needs this law can exercise this right freely and with dignity.” states USR MP Pollyanna Hangan.
“Identity cannot depend on the goodwill or, on the contrary, on the emotional blackmail of the ex-partner. Today, thousands of Romanian women are faced with a paradox: if they want to have the same name as their children, they need the consent of the one they just divorced. And if that consent does not come, they are forced to go to court, which means bureaucracy, costs and unnecessary roads. And until they get their right in court, the mother must prove, at school or hospital, that she is the mother of her own children. This is more than bureaucracy, it is humiliation and we have corrected that with today's vote.”states the USR Deputy for Diaspora Iulian Lorincz.
The project adopted today, co-initiated by USR deputies together with PNL deputy Alina Gorghiu, amends the Civil Code in the sense that, in the case of a divorce, the husband's consent is removed so that the other spouse can keep the name acquired through marriage.
Currently, this agreement is mandatory, and in the event of a refusal, the husband who wants to keep his name – as a rule, the wives – must go to court and prove the solid reasons that justify keeping the name acquired at marriage.
The measure adopted today brings a huge simplification of bureaucracy for Romanians from the Diaspora who divorce in states where keeping the name does not depend on the consent of the former partner. They are currently facing significant difficulties, because the Romanian state requires their ex-husband's consent to recognize their divorce, even if it was legally pronounced abroad.
In order for the changes proposed by the USR to the Civil Code to enter into force, it is only necessary for the law to be promulgated by the president.
