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Changing your name

Changing your name is a simple process. A new name is to be recognised simply if it is established by usage. However, many government departments require written evidence of a change of name; this can be obtained through Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria.

Changing your name
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Talya Faigenbaum

Principal Lawyer, Nest Legal

Changing your name: Contacts

Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria (BDM Vic)
Ground floor, 595 Collins Street, Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel: 1300 369 367
Web: www.bdm.vic.gov.au

County Court of Victoria
250 William Street, Melbourne Vic 3000
Tel (general queries): 8636 6888
Web: www.countycourt.vic.gov.au

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Tel (national enquiry line): 1300 352 000
Email: enquiries@familylawcourts.gov.au
Web: https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
Tel: 1300 018 228
Email: admin@vcat.vic.gov.au
Web: www.vcat.vic.gov.au
VCAT hears matters at venues in metropolitan and regional Victoria; see VCAT’s website for addresses.

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