Changing your name once you’re married is a personal choice. It may no longer be expected, but many women do still choose to have the same surname as their partner, whether this be by taking their partner’s name directly or by using a combination of both surnames. Either way, any change of name brings with it legal requirements.
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
To The Culture Police - Stop Bullying Married Women To Change Their Name
I saw the interview a day late and had to laugh at the answers Chimamanda Adichie, a woman after my heart, gave to the Sun newspaper interviewers as she lent her voice to gender equality. See, men don't HAVE to change their names after marriage, yet some Nigerians won't let a married woman rest. These Nigerian journalists wanted to do oversabi for Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and got it served to them. (Read full interview here)
Thursday, September 19, 2013
She Will Not Take Husband's Name - What's Worst Surname You Can Imagine?
Kate Winslet married her longtime boyfriend Ned back in December last year and the couple are happily expecting their first child together. Guess his surname, Rocknroll! Since their marriage, there has been a lot of jokes about her husband's surname, and speculations on whether she would change her surname to Rocknroll.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Kendra Spears becomes Princess Salwa - Changing Your Religion and Your Name After Marriage
If you watched the Disney princesses as a young girl, or ever crushed on British prince William or Harry, you may have dreamed of one day becoming a princess. And for Kendra Spears, an American from Seattle, she did get her prince.
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