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Name Change After Divorce in AP

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Post-Divorce Name Restoration

If you wish to revert to your maiden name or father's surname following a divorce, the Gazette notification is the only way to update all your official ID cards (Aadhar, PAN, Passport) effectively in Andhra Pradesh.

Specific Affidavit

Drafting an affidavit declaring the divorce and the intentional revert to your father's surname as per AP legal norms.

Public Notice

Publishing name change ads in two leading newspapers (one English and one Telugu) circulating in Andhra Pradesh.

Gazette Submission

Final filing of the application at the AP Gazette office in Vijayawada to make the name restoration legally binding.

Essential Checklist for Divorce Cases

  • 🔹 Certified copy of Divorce Decree
  • 🔹 Specific Notarized Affidavit
  • 🔹 Newspapers with original Ads
  • 🔹 Previous ID Proofs (Marriage name)
  • 🔹 Native/Current Address Proof in AP
  • 🔹 2 Passport Photos

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