Ok, so I've been reading the posts about changing my last name. I was all for changing, but now I'm having second thoughts. I've seen some of you post that you're changing your name socially, but not leagally. Can you please give me some more info?
Does that mean that ALL of your ID stays in your maiden name? Drivers license, Passport, health card, social insurance card, credit cards, bank accounts, yadda yadda?
I'm just wondering if I leave my government issued ID (Drivers license, Passport, health card, social insurance card) in my maiden name and just changed my name at the banks, credit cards, etc, if that would be ok or would it be too confusing?
I like idea of being Mrs. X, but I just don't think it's necessary to change it legally....
Opinions please.
Re: Change Name Socially not Leagally?
But I do take my husband's name socially. People call me Mrs. HisLastName all the time and I see no reason to correct them.
It's really just as simple as that
Oh, and I don't think you can/should change some accounts and not your I.D. and vice versa. Your name either changes or it doesn't...
It's all or nothing.
So putting Mrs. X on your bank account and leaving Ms. Y on your driver's license really doesn't make sense. How would you prove you're Mrs. X if you wanted to access the money? Your I.D. would say you're Ms. Y...
You can only be one person, so your name is your legal name
In my case, it was nothing and that's worked out just fine for me.
[QUOTE]I did not legally change my name. So my passport, driver's license, etc. are in my old/new/same name. But I do take my husband's name socially. People call me Mrs. HisLastName all the time and I see no reason to correct them. It's really just as simple as that ;)
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This is exactly what I plan to do.
(or not do, depending on how you look at it)
For introductions, though, I usually say, And this is my husband, Todd Hislastname so there's less room for error.