Can My Spouse and I Both Change Our Names to a Hyphenated Version of Our Two Names or to a New Name?
_Most jurisdictions have statutes that specify types of name changes
available when two individuals marry. Most often, the couples are
informed of their options in the marriage license application. It is
important to check with the court, or an attorney, for the law in your
jurisdiction. Commonly, most states have marital surname options such
as:
Many states also give the marrying couple the option to create a new surname for themselves in their license application. As a growing trend, most states will approve the name change of either gender in a married couple. The wife is not always the spouse that applies for a name change, nor must the married couple be of opposite sex. |
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