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Originally Posted by Crystal
I never knew it was a requirement for a woman to change her name in order for her marriage to be valid.
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I never said it was a valid requirement, i said that they couldn't do it (as best i knew) with just a civil union, with a marriage license i think its enough. With a civil union if you wanna change your name i think you have to go through an official proccess with a judge and fill in court. Anyway i'm not 100% sure, its just something i heard, which hopefully i interpreted correctly.
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When I got married back in 1995, the ONLY document I changed my last name on was my drivers license. I NEVER EVER changed my social security card and I signed most things with both my maiden and married names.
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Hmm can you just leave it as be or aren't you obligated and required to notify them of any changes to circumstances like change of names or address or births or deaths or whatever? Which name did you carry just in everyday life, when say signing a document or introducing yourself or whatever?
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I have a feeling that women dropping or keeping their maiden names and/or hyphenating names has nothing to do with gay marriage and has everything to do with women's rights.
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I agree, i think i worded what i wrote badly. What i meant was the scenario and relevant context (civil union (hetro) partnerships with women changing their names) was never gonna become an issue as all society ever discusses civil unions is whether it should be applied to gays or not; whether they are worthy of civil unions when not entitled to marriage. Not neccessarily my views, just the way it is discussed in society.
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BTW, if I ever got married again, I'm not so sure I would take that guy's name either. I can't see any reason why it would be necessary. I guess it would be something to talk about when and if I ever cross that bridge.
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Well usually people just do it for the sake of tradition and when people get married they like their kids to carry the father's name to carry on the family line.