Editing Maiden and married names (section)

===Netherlands===
In the [[Netherlands]], persons who have been married in the Netherlands or entered into a registered partnership will remain registered under their birth name. They are, however, permitted to use their partner's last name for social purposes or join both names. Upon marriage or registered partnership, one may also indicate how one would like to be addressed by registering one's choice at the Municipal Basis Administration (Basisregistratie Personen), although their birth name does not change. One may choose to be called by one's own name, one's partner's name, one's own name followed by one's partner's name (hyphenated), or one's partner's name followed by their own name (hyphenated; this was the prevailing convention up to very recently. In this case the maiden name following the hyphen only uses a capital if it is a noun; if it is an [[affix]] like ''van'' or ''de'' the affix remains uncapitalized; this is an exception to the general rule for surnames that are capitalized when standing alone<ref>{{cite web|url=https://woordenlijst.org/leidraad/16/2|title=Persoonsnamen|publisher=[[Dutch Language Union|Nederlandse Taalunie]]|access-date=10 February 2023|language=nl}}</ref>). Both men and women may make this choice upon registering to get married or entering into a registered partnership. If the marriage or registered partnership ends, one may continue to use the ex-partner's last surname unless the ex-partner disagrees and requests the court to forbid the use of the ex-partner's surname.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/naamrecht/vraag-en-antwoord/wanneer-mag-ik-de-achternaam-van-mijn-partner-gebruiken.html |title=Wanneer mag ik de achternaam van mijn partner gebruiken? |publisher=Rijksoverheid.nl |date=1 June 2010|language=nl}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Before the birth or adoption of a first child, married parents or parents in a registered partnership may choose the child's surname. This can be either the father's name, the mother's name or both.<ref>{cite: https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/aangifte-geboorte-en-naamskeuze-kind/vraag-en-antwoord/mag-ik-mijn-kind-2-achternamen-geven}</ref> There is a maximum of two last names, so children of people with double last names AB and CD have to chose between either of those names (AB or CD), or a combination of these names (AC, CA, AD, DA, BC, CB, BD, DB), but not only one part (A, B, C or D) or reverse of current names (BA or DC). If no choice is made, the child automatically bears (only) the father's surname. Any further children will also go by this name. If the parents are not married, the children will automatically have their mother's name unless otherwise indicated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten-en-publicaties/publicaties-pb51/de-keuze-van-de-achternaam.html |title=De keuze van de achternaam |publisher=Rijksoverheid.nl |date=24 June 2009 |access-date=29 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511084410/https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten-en-publicaties/publicaties-pb51/de-keuze-van-de-achternaam.html|language=nl |archive-date=11 May 2011}}</ref>