1. What is the age of your daughter? What is her name in the school record and birth certificate?

2. Since she does not intend to change or drop her father's surname as her surname she may carry out the change by executing a sworn affidavit before a notary public and publishing the changed name in the official gazette of the state along with two regional newspapers and a national daily.

One should strictly adhere to the following instructions for change of name for

minors in the Gazette of India Part- IV.

1. The individual concerned i.e. either father or mother has to notify the change of

name of his/her minor son/daughter in one of the daily leading newspaper, giving therein

full identification that is his/her name, Father’s name/Husband’s name along with

residential address and date of birth of child & forward it in original to this Department.

2. Please submit an original affidavit (from the side of Guardian) duly attested by

first class Magistrate/Notary/Oath Commissioner showing therein full details of

father’s/husband’s name along with residential address before taking oath in the affidavit

& forward it in original to this Department.

3. Please submit printing matter as prescribed in the attached specimen duly

completed in all respects by typing the same on a separate plain paper and signed by the

individual in his/her old name, with two witnesses in duplicate. The Proforma must not

be handwritten.

4. Please attach two passport size photographs of parents(either mother or father),

whoever is giving the declaration and one of the minor son/daughter. If the case is sent by

registered post, the photographs have to be attested by Gazetted officer/oath

commissioner/notary public.

5. The printing charges for publication of change of name Rs. 1100/- only. The

amount will have to be submitted or remitted in advance in cash or by Demand

Draft/India Postal Order drawn in favour of Controller of Publication, Department of

Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi-54. The extra copies of the Gazette can be supplied to

the extent of 4 on additional payment of Rs. - 35/- per copy. The charges in cash may

also be deposited with aforesaid documents in our Department. The cost of advertising

of change of name in the Gazette of India for Indian living abroad is Rs. - 3300/- which

includes air mail charges also.

6. All the aforesaid document, printing charges together with forwarding letter

addressed to The controller of Publication, Department of Publication, Civil Lines, Delhi-

54. should be sent to this Department by post or they can come personally also. The

documents must not be old i.e.beyond the period of one year.

7. The documents once submitted in this Department will not be returned in any

circumstances, neither original nor Xerox copy.

SPECIMEN FOR CHANGE OF NAME FOR MINOR

No. ADVT./IV/

I hitherto known as ………………………………………... Son

of ………………………………………………………………Employed

as …………………………………………………………………….…in

the ………………………………………………………………… residing

at……………………………………………….……………………… have

changed the name of my minor

son/daughter……………………………….aged………………….years

and he/she shall hereafter be known as ……………………………..

It is certified that I have complied with other legal requirements in

this connection.

Signature of Guardian

If your daughter is a minor then you as her mother will have to make an affidavit before a notarizing authority stating the change in the name and that must be notified in one of the daily leading newspapers, 2 regional newspapers and in the official gazette of the particular state.

Hi, you can change the middle name of your child in the birth certificate while issue notice to the Government as per section 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure then you have to file a suit for change of name.

1. She is a child,

2. She may not be in a position to change her name without being influenced by others,

3. Her said name can be changed for which her father's affidavit will be required to be acceptable by the Court,

4. However, you can try the process by affirming the said chgange under affidavit being the custodian of your child.

published the same before two leading news paper & in gazette.

after that file a civil suit for declaration before civil court & get a court order regarding the same.