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Date: Mar 14, 2006

Dvorak Changes Names

Date: Mar 14, 2006

I think everyone knows who she is

Date: Mar 14, 2006

This is a total non-issue. Women who divorce and do not have children with someone frequently resume the maiden name. I did it, my sister did it, my aunt did it.

Date: Mar 14, 2006

LVN wrote:

Women who divorce and do not have children with someone frequently resume the maiden name. I did it, my sister did it, my aunt did it.

How frequently does someone have to have children in order to do this, LVN?

Date: Mar 14, 2006

From what I have heard, she only has one kid by Mark.

Date: Mar 14, 2006

CoBber wrote:

From what I have heard, she only has one kid by Mark.

That would be Angie, of course, not me!

And for the record, I'm no more interested in her children than she is in mine.

Date: Mar 14, 2006

Joker wrote:

How frequently does someone have to have children in order to do this, LVN?

I need to stop by for a refresher course on commas!

Date: Mar 14, 2006

She can change her name often, but she cannot change her spots.

Date: Mar 14, 2006

LVN wrote:

This is a total non-issue. Women who divorce and do not have children with someone frequently resume the maiden name. I did it, my sister did it, my aunt did it.

I can't tell if this means that women in your family have bad luck with men or if there's another inter-prat-ation.

Date: Apr 10, 2006

Was the name change legal or just another game?

Date: Apr 10, 2006

It is perfectly legal for a woman to resume her maiden name. The name change can be addressed in the divorce decree.

What is the purpose of digging this thread up again? This topic is ridiculous.

Date: Apr 10, 2006

Not a Lawyer:

Thanks Angie for your relpy. Sounds good, but too good!

Date: Apr 10, 2006

Angie?

It would take you about two minutes to google this topic and find out for yourself. Why in the world would it NOT be legal for a woman to use her own name? And I still don't understand your purpose in bringing this up again.

Date: Apr 10, 2006

Resumption of Unmarried Name

A woman who divorces may resume her unmarried name or keep her married name as she wishes. She

can even change her name to something completely new, as long as she is not doing so for

fraudulent purposes. Court proceedings generally are not necessary in order to change a name.

If a woman is changing her name, she should notify government agencies and private companies

that have records of her name. Examples of places to notify: Internal Revenue Service, Social

Security Administration, Passport Agency (within U.S. State Department), Post Office, state tax

agencies, driver's license bureau, voter registration bureau, professional licensing agencies,

professional societies, unions, mortgage companies, landlord, banks, charge card companies,

telephone companies, other utilities, magazines and newspapers to which she subscribes, doctors

and dentists, and schools and colleges that she attended or that her children attend.

It can be useful to have the divorce decree state that the wife will resume her unmarried name,

but generally it is not necessary to do so in order for a woman to make a valid name change.

Guide to Consumer Law
Copyright © 1995, 2000 American Bar Association

copy & pasted from findlaw.com

Date: Apr 10, 2006

Must be the infamous attorney from Hattiesburg!

Date: Apr 10, 2006

Wrong again.

You asked a question and I answered it accurately. That should be the end of our discussion. It is for me, anyway. Good day to you.

Date: Apr 10, 2006

I may have used someone else's nom. Sorry if so. I am not the original "Not a lawyer" if there is such a poster.