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Does anyone know if you hyphenate, can you legally sign either name, or do you always have to sign your hyphenated last name?? I have to keep my last name for professional purposes, but want to share his name because we want to start a family. Thanks for any info!
Posted by ricciardi2013
Does anyone know if you hyphenate, can you legally sign either name, or do you always have to sign your hyphenated last name?? I have to keep my last name for professional purposes, but want to share his name because we want to start a family. Thanks for any info!
His is long and hard to pronounce so I am keeping mine for work (I work in a school and the kids definitely wont be able to pronounce it) but changing it everywhere else
Posted by Christina11913
I will be taking his last name. My name is difficult to pronounce and his is wayyyy easier. I'm excited to take his name :)
cant wait to be a cap! his last name!
I worked very hard to become Dr. Regina and i feel it would be a disrespect to MY family if I change it....so socially, Sure call me Mrs. Mahoney....but I will always be Dr. Regina and don't plan on changing anything legally.
Posted by jassy119
Legally I am hyphenating. No way I am dropping my last name lol Especially since my dad only had daughters. Its something special to me to keep it. But I will still be just Mrs. xxx socially.
I'm changing, but not sure how to handle professionally. It's such a hassle to change everything from email name to all the HR stuff. Plus people will be confused for quite awhile. In my business, a lot if newly married girls end up writing 'Karin X, formerly Y' for a period of time. Guess I might do that.
i'm taking his name....it's a pain having to change my medical license, passport, etc.. but i am going to be his wife! it's worth the hassle. i don't want to keep my old name, i want to bear his :)
Posted by cnm2mena
i'm taking his name....it's a pain having to change my medical license, passport, etc.. but i am going to be his wife! it's worth the hassle. i don't want to keep my old name, i want to bear his :)
I'm keeping my name. Our last names are too long to hyphenate, otherwise I would (also everyone misspells BOTH our names all the time). I can't imagine not having my last name anymore and he understands.
I'm going from a shorter last name to a longer last name. I really struggled with whether or not to change it, but decided that if I wanted to really be a family with him, we'd need to all have the same name. Me, him and the future kids.
Posted by jassy119
Legally I am hyphenating. No way I am dropping my last name lol Especially since my dad only had daughters. Its something special to me to keep it. But I will still be just Mrs. xxx socially.
Posted by Jae
it seems to be a trend now to keep the maiden name and hyphen with new name, but to me its a gift to my FH to take his last name and his only...
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