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The traditional prevalence of the name of the father over the mother in the children could expire if approved legal reform debate in Congress.

The traditional prevalence of the name of the father over the mother in children Lapse in Spain if approved legal reform in the country promoted by the government, which begins its passage through Parliament.

The bill provides that couples who are expecting a child will have to specify what name the baby and if there is no agreement or specification shall prevail in alphabetical order among the paternal and maternal.

The amendment passed in July by the English Council of Ministers thus seeks to promote equality between women and men at the time the children are called parents.

The bill also removes any reference to marital status of parents to enroll children, ie if married or not.

The initiative comes against a backdrop of socio-cultural transformation of the concept of marriage in Spain, where the marriage rate falls and increases or cohabiting couples have children without marrying. Alphabet



current English legislation establishes the prevalence of maternal and paternal surname if the parents do not specify otherwise, or lack of agreement.

The proposed change that is included in a English Civil registry reform promoted by the socialist government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.

"In case of disagreement or when not been entered in the application surnames registration, the civil registrar shall determine the choice of names by alphabetical order, "the project.

is expected that, if approved, the project enters into force within two years.

But the idea and arouses controversy in Spain, with the opposition Popular Party announces its rejection and experts warn that could eventually prevail surnames begin with the first letters of the alphabet.

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