Quebec woman fights to change her last name

[Animate]

This reminds me of the scene in Robin Hood: Men in Tights when the king asks the old hag/witch lady about her name, Latrine. She tells them a few centuries ago it was Shithouse.

[GeekyPenguin]

Yeah, well, men in the US who want to change their names have to do this in all but 9 states so I don't exactly feel bad for this lady at all.

[aephi alum]

It's very easy in Massachusetts to specify any last name you like when you get married. There's a spot on the form, for both the bride and the groom, to specify the last name to be used after marriage. You can write in whatever you want - your own current last names, his name for both bride and groom, her name for both bride and groom, or something else entirely.

That, IMO, is the way to do it. People should not be forced to change their names when they get married, nor should they be forced to keep their existing names, nor should they have to do a separate name-change process if they want to do something "unusual" like a man taking his wife's last name.

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

It's very easy in Massachusetts to specify any last name you like when you get married. There's a spot on the form, for both the bride and the groom, to specify the last name to be used after marriage. You can write in whatever you want - your own current last names, his name for both bride and groom, her name for both bride and groom, or something else entirely.

That, IMO, is the way to do it. People should not be forced to change their names when they get married, nor should they be forced to keep their existing names, nor should they have to do a separate name-change process if they want to do something "unusual" like a man taking his wife's last name.

Georgia is the same way - men and women can change their last name equally easily when they get married. No big deal

I read somewhere that there are only six states that do it this way, but I don't remember which states.