If you want the municipality to address you by a different surname, then you can request this yourself online. Possibly after a divorce, but also during a marriage or registered partnership. You will receive written confirmation as soon as your name change has been processed.
This form is only available in Dutch.
You can always change the use of your surname. This could be during marriage or registered partnership, or after a divorce, for example.
You can opt for:
Your choice will be included in the PRD (Personal Records Database). This will ensure other government organisations are also made aware of you and/or your partner's surname change. However, they are not obliged to use it. You will need to inform other institutions and companies about your choice yourself.
Official documents like a passport or driving licence will always state your own surname (possibly supplemented by your partner’s name), even if you’ve chosen a different surname.
Have you not provided notification of a change after a divorce, marriage or registered partnership? Then the surname will not change and you will be addressed in the same way as before.