France makes it easier for its citizens to carry the mother's name

French Justice Minister Eric Dupont-Moretti said on Sunday that France will make it easier for citizens to bear the mother's name as soon as they reach puberty.

He added that the government would support a bill proposed by Patrick Vignall, a member of parliament for the ruling party, to allow children to easily change their surnames through a simple procedure in the city council where they live when they reach the age of 18.

French citizens would be free to keep the father's surname, bear the mother's name or have both in any order they wished.

It is indeed possible for French citizens to change their family name, but this is a long and difficult procedure that requires them to prove to the Ministry of Justice a legitimate reason to do so.

"No one should reveal to the state their personal reasons for changing their name," Dupont Moretti said in a tweet on his official Twitter account.

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