You will both need to change your name by deed poll, similar to if you were double barrelling them. You can either change the bridegroom's name before marriage using a deed poll, or change both husband's and wife's names after marriage. You can date your deed polls so that your names change on your wedding day. However, your names won't be legally recognised until you have also changed the majority of other records of your name. Applying for a new passport and a new driving licence can take several weeks.
If you are going on honeymoon, it is better to do so under your old names, and change your documents when you return. You can let everyone know of your name change by sending wedding cards thanking guests and informing friends.
If you are changing your surname by deed poll, you can also add, remove or change other names at the same time. It is legally acceptable to use your maiden name at work for example, many barristers do so provided you tell your employer of your new name.
Sometimes there are commercial reasons to do so. You do not breach your promise on your deed poll to use your name for all purposes because your maiden name becomes a 'trading name'. If you are self employed a sole trader , you must disclose that you are "[new name] trading as [old name]" on your stationery such as your letterhead.
When you inform your bank, they will probably change your business bank account name to include your new name. Marriage is expensive. It also gives a couple legal rights and responsibilities. Many couples want to show their commitment to each other without marrying. One way of doing this is for one or both to change their surname to that of the other. This can be done by deed poll. Changing your surname to that of your partner does not change your marital status you will both still be single , nor does it change legal rights.
Nor does changing from "Miss" or "Ms" to "Mrs" change marital status. Many more people are changing their name to that of their partner with whom they cohabit. Doing so shows commitment, and can help create a feeling of a closer family unit. Changing your surname can also help children identify as being from a family, when the parents are not married. Note that if you do change your title to "Mrs" but do not marry, you have to disclose your marital status as single still.
This is the eighth article in a series of articles about changing your name by deed poll. The next is about name chnages on separation, divorce or death of your husband or wife.
The previous was about passport applications in a new name. You may be interested in downloading our template deed poll document that allows you to change your name without involving any third party solicitors or companies. While there is no law in the United States requiring a name change after marriage, the tradition is still very much alive and well, thanks in part to its historical underpinnings in English and subsequently American common law.
But as the population grew, it got tiresome trying to distinguish among the many Thomases or Annes or Richards or Marys , so surnames arose, often based on lineage such Williamson , occupation such as Smith , or locale such as York. But coverture laws also prevented women from entering into contracts, engaging in litigation, participating in business, or exercising ownership over real estate or personal property.
Under these acts, women gained individual legal status for purposes of signing contracts, engaging in business and commerce, and making purchases to acquire property. From there, the law continued to catch up…slowly. Supreme Court struck down a Tennessee law requiring a woman to assume the last name of her husband before registering to vote.
Today, an estimated 20 percent of American women opt to retain their birth name after marriage — actually a lower percentage than in the s and s. Back then, many women saw keeping their birth name as an equality issue — a repudiation of any vestiges of coverture.
While many newlyweds choose to retain their birth name, some couples have opted for the non-traditional route of combining parts of both surnames to create a totally new identity — much to the delight of the makers of monogram med clothing and accessories. Stephanie Reid obtained her J. Hilda Burke suggests name-changing remains part of the traditional marriage narrative romanticised on social media. I'm still working.
I'm still getting promoted. I haven't given up. So, you know what? Another argument is that feminism is ultimately about giving women free choice. How prevalent the male name-taking tradition will remain in the future is hotly debated by researchers.
There is little predictive academic research, although there are signs that - despite the slow progress to date - both women and men are becoming increasingly open to alternatives. This practice was traditionally the preserve of upper-class British families, but gender equality is emerging as a motivator within couples with more diverse backgrounds. In the US, growing numbers of women are also opting for unhyphenated double surnames due to the need to remain searchable online for professional reasons.
America Nazar says changing her name would have caused an awful lot of unnecessary admin. With women tending to marry later — the average age is now 35 or older in European countries including the UK, Italy and Spain, and around 28 in the US — this may also have an impact on future name choices.
Research from Norway and the US suggests that older, more educated and economically independent women are more likely to keep their birth names, while the practice is less popular with younger, lower-paid women and within the African-American community.
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