Art. 270 SCC from 2024

Art. 270 A. Family surname
1 Where the parents are married to each other but bear different surnames, the child takes the surname that the parents decided would be given to their children when they married.
2 Within one year of the birth of their first child, the parents may request that the child take the surname of the other parent.
3 If the parents bear a joint family name, the child takes that name.
(1) Amended by No I of the FA of 30 Sept. 2011 (Name and Citizenship), in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2012 2569; BBl 2009 7573 7581).Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.