Cap. 16 Art. 124Adopted person to assume adopter’s surname.

Upon an adoption decree being made, the person in respect of whom the adoption decree is made shall assume the surname of the adopter:

Provided that where the adoption decree is made in favour of two spouses, the person in respect of whom the adoption decree is made shall assume the surname of any of the adoptive parents, or the surname of both adoptive parents in the order of their choice:

Provided further that when the adoption decree is made in favour of two spouses who contracted marriage after the coming into force of * the Marriage Act and other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017 , then the person in respect of whom the adoption decree is made shall assume the Family Name of the spouses: Provided further that where the person to be adopted is a child below the age of three years, the adopter may, with the approval of the court, give such child a new name:

Provided further that where the person to be adopted has sufficient understanding, he may choose to retain his biological family name and assume the surname of the adopter or adoptive parents, as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of this Code.