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1. Expert Q&A and Sweeps: Changing Your Last Name

   

   Discussion by Knot Michelle · April 2012 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› 40-Plus Brides

   Are you thinking about changing your last name after you get married? We'll be holding a Q&A with Huffington Post columnists The Garter Brides, also known for their book Love for Grown-Ups: The Garter Brides' Guide to Marrying for Life When You've Already Got a Life. They’ll offer you expert advice and answer questions…

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   Reply by Tandra&Devin · May 2012 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› 40-Plus Brides

   I would like to keep my last name for professional purposes (I'm a writer, so I want to keep my recognized pen name), but change legally to my FI's last name. Do you think this will cause undue confusion later on? Also, I've seen many "name change kits" advertised in mags and around the web. Are they worth the money, or…

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   Reply by christinacap · May 2012 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› 40-Plus Brides

   I want to change my last name but I have published journal articles with my last name on them. How do you change your name but keep your maiden name professionally?

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   Reply by aligwen · May 2012 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› 40-Plus Brides

   In college, I changed my last name because I didn't want my Father's name (parent's diverced when i was an infant). I am still "young" in the professional sense, but having my hard to pronounce last name "Levassuer" has actually helped me be recgonized. My fiance is leaving it to me to choose, he is ok either way. My gut…

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   Reply by carnold2011 · May 2012 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› 40-Plus Brides

   I will be chaning my last name, but is there a time frame of some sort as to when I need to do this? For example, before the wedding can any of this be done? I'm assuming I'll need to alert my banks, credit cards, social security, renew my passport?, drivers license. Am I missing anything? When I do change my name is there…

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   Reply by quinparks · May 2012 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› 40-Plus Brides

   My Fiance's legal last name is Mashewske. He goes by the last name of Carney cuz that is what is "adoptive' family's last name is. He is wants to eventually legally change it to Carney. When we get married can I make my last name Carney or do I have to use Mashewske?

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   Reply by avasparkles1 · May 2012 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› 40-Plus Brides

   My daughter has my lastname... Which is my maiden and her fathers with a lastname .... How do I remove MY fathers name out of there. Court I guess. Ugh and do I want to give her father full legal name change... Which I was avoiding! Fail! Don't want her to keep my dads last name. Weird.

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   Reply by jmb528 · May 2012 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› 40-Plus Brides

   I already know that I want to change my last name after my November 16th nuptials and since we are leaving the next day to go to Niagara Falls for a few days and "legally" I'll still be Jessica Mylastname. We'll be getting hom 2 days before Thanksgiving... do I have to wait to get this name change rolling till after the…

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   Reply by akapp19 · May 2012 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› 40-Plus Brides

   When should someone consider changing their name professionally or not? I will be graduating and getting certified 2 months before my wedding. I am unsure what way to go about the name thing in relation to my upcoming job and certification. 

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    Reply by Melanie Carrasquillo · May 2012 · Home› Wedding Discussion Boards› 40-Plus Brides

    I want to hyphenate my last name so it's Mylastname-Hislastname, does that mean i have to change all my documents? and if so how and when do i have to do it? and does that mean when ppl send me checks or other things do they have to write my name hyphenated?