Determining a child’s family name and given name to settle the child’s family status
The notary determines the child’s name if the parents jointly exercising parental custody do not report their agreement on the child’s family name and given name within thirty days of the registrar’s request, or if both of the child’s parents are unknown.
The notary determines the child’s given name if the parent exercising parental custody does not choose the child’s given name, despite the registrar’s request, within thirty days of being notified of the request.
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Notary’s Office
Address: 1073 Budapest Erzsébet krt. 6. 3rd floor, 315-320.
Head of Office: Dr. Gyöngyvér Batóné Mácsai
Phone: (+36 1) 462-3100
Email: jegyzoi@erzsebetvaros.hu
Notary’s Office: civil registry matters
Information and appointments for civil registry matters:
phone: (+36 1) 462-3125
(+36 1) 462-3133
(+36 1) 462-3182
(+36 1) 462-3246
(+3630) 227-4652
(+3630) 590-6514
Registration of newborns, acknowledgment of paternity:
(+36 1) 462-3346
(+3630) 593-8049
Matters related to a death (except probate matters):
(+36 1) 462-3123
(+3630) 593-8049
Matters related to marriage:
(+36 1) 462-3149
(+3630) 227-4652
Email: anyakonyv@erzsebetvaros.hu
Please note that the civil registry officers are available at the contacts above; however, during customer service
hours, and while records are being entered in the civil registry systems, colleagues may not be able to answer the phone – thank you for your patience
and understanding. If your call is not answered, colleagues will call you back on the number shown on their phone display.