Changing your maiden name!!
@shaynas (5487)
India
July 4, 2017 12:56am CST
Do you plan to or have changed your surname after marriage. In india, it's a custom to adopt your husband's family name after marriage(though this is not mandatory by law). I am not sure about other countries.
I feel it should be one's own choice if they want to drop their maiden name or not.
what do you feel? Have you changed/plan to change your maiden name after marriage? As a man, do you expect your wife to change it?
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@dodo19 (47336)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
4 Jul 17
Here, I think it depends on where you are. Most places you do, but in the province where I live, women keep their maiden names. Although I am married, I still have my maiden name. I could change it with the bank and such, but the government has women keep their maiden names. At least this is the case in this province. I am not sure about other parts of Canada.
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@youless (112561)
• Guangzhou, China
4 Jul 17
In my country, we don't have to change our surnames after marriage. Sometimes I will feel confused to it if the women have to change their surnames after getting married. Because it sounds to be a new name and how about their certifications in the past? That's quite confusing. If she gets divoiced, the situation will even become complicated.
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@shaynas (5487)
• India
4 Jul 17
This is a good practice there. Here, you have to notify the government about the name change(their is some process). they provide you a name change certificate. Your old documents remain valid too, new documents are made with the new name. You just have to show the name change certificate when required.
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
4 Jul 17
I will move my last name to my middle name and take my future husbands last name.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
4 Jul 17
In Malay culture it's not customary or mandated by law for a woman to take the husband's surname.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
4 Jul 17
@shaynas Rarely. Using both names is more common than changing it.
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@shaynas (5487)
• India
4 Jul 17
That is better i think. The kid belongs to both and they should respect both the family names :)
