name change
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 1:50 pm
So, if I change my name when I get married, could I opt for a new middle/maiden name?
I hate my last name. It's ugly, unpronounceable, and does not reflect my ancestry. I like my mother's maiden name, the one I was born with.
So what are my legal options? Can I go double-barrelled with my mom's maiden and my future husband's? Change my maiden name first? Use it as a new middle (I don't have one and I wish I did). That would be my choice!
This is no knock on my dad or his family: they're awesome. No one likes the name, ha!
If you're confused, let's say that my legal name is Portia Splatz. I was born Portia McAllister. My boyfriend is Bassanio Campbell.
The choices are:
Stay Splatz, less paperwork.
Change to Portia McAllister now. And stay or change at marriage. And have all the paperwork EVER.
Use Portia McAllister as a nom de plume only. (The boyfriend is already going to use Bassanio McAllister because his given name is that of a very famous person.)
Just Portia Campbell.
Portia McAllister Campbell. (Middle)
Porita McAllister-Campbell.
Also, my passport was stolen from me, can I replace it after a name change? I did the google, but most people you know, have theirs when they are married. HOORAY
I hate my last name. It's ugly, unpronounceable, and does not reflect my ancestry. I like my mother's maiden name, the one I was born with.
So what are my legal options? Can I go double-barrelled with my mom's maiden and my future husband's? Change my maiden name first? Use it as a new middle (I don't have one and I wish I did). That would be my choice!
This is no knock on my dad or his family: they're awesome. No one likes the name, ha!
If you're confused, let's say that my legal name is Portia Splatz. I was born Portia McAllister. My boyfriend is Bassanio Campbell.
The choices are:
Stay Splatz, less paperwork.
Change to Portia McAllister now. And stay or change at marriage. And have all the paperwork EVER.
Use Portia McAllister as a nom de plume only. (The boyfriend is already going to use Bassanio McAllister because his given name is that of a very famous person.)
Just Portia Campbell.
Portia McAllister Campbell. (Middle)
Porita McAllister-Campbell.
Also, my passport was stolen from me, can I replace it after a name change? I did the google, but most people you know, have theirs when they are married. HOORAY