▁be ▁recorded ▁abroad ▁on ▁a ▁certificate ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁rules ▁of ▁the ▁foreign ▁country , ▁and ▁the ▁marriage ▁and ▁name ▁change ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁proof ▁of ▁application ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁marriage ▁must ▁be ▁legal ized / ap ost illed ▁and ▁provided ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ▁cons ulate ▁or ▁Dutch ▁municipality ▁upon ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁The ▁reason ▁is ▁that ▁international ▁mar ri ages ▁are ▁not ▁necessarily ▁govern ed ▁by ▁Dutch ▁Law ▁but ▁by ▁Private ▁International ▁Law ▁which ▁is ▁cod ified ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁the ▁" C iv ic ▁Law ▁Book " ▁( B urger lijk ▁W et bo ek ) ▁Book ▁No . ▁ 1 0 , ▁Private ▁International ▁Law , ▁Title ▁ 2 ▁– ▁The ▁Name , ▁Article ▁ 2 4 . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁birth ▁or ▁ad option ▁of ▁a ▁first ▁child , ▁married ▁parents ▁may ▁choose ▁the ▁child ' s ▁surname ▁( m other ' s ▁or ▁father ' s ▁but ▁not ▁both ). ▁If ▁no ▁choice ▁is ▁made , ▁the ▁child ▁automatically ▁be ars ▁the ▁father ' s ▁surname . ▁Any ▁further ▁children ▁will ▁also ▁go ▁by ▁this ▁name . ▁If ▁the ▁parents ▁are ▁not ▁married , ▁the ▁children ▁will ▁automatically ▁have ▁their ▁mother ' s ▁name ▁unless ▁otherwise ▁indicated . ▁ ▁Russia ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁w ides p read , ▁though ▁not ▁universal , ▁custom ▁for ▁a ▁newly ▁married ▁wife ▁to ▁adopt ▁the ▁husband ' s ▁family ▁name . ▁However , ▁as ▁Russia ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁common ▁law ▁country ,