Without going into alot of detail. How difficult is it to change your name when you get divorced? Also, what about the kids, can you change the kids to a hyfonated last name? Has anyone done this?

Thanks for the info

as for a women changing your name back to your maiden name is just as easy as it was when you got married. Just in the divorce papers you have to state you want your maiden name back and then take that order to the ss office and then to the bank and dl place. as for your children I am not sure how hard. sorry

As Beth said, it is very easy to change your name as part of the divorce proceedings. It is acutally an easier process to just change it as part of the divorce than it is to go back later to change it.

Changing the kids names though is a whole nother story and I think would be much more complicated. I would think you would need the written approval of both parents, although I really don't know for sure.

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For your name...Make SURE it is written into your divorce papers, if that is the case...You can take your papers ( copy suffices for some, but I think DMV and Social security, took a copy of it , but had to see the origiinal (with the seal) with you to have everything changed back. You have so many days to do it after the divorce and if you don't do it within that time you can still do it, but there is a substancial fee.

The kids I'm not sure of either, sorry.

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I never changed my name back after my divorce, I wanted to have the same last name as my son. Didnt want any confusion with the teacher or whoever of me having a diff last name than him.

Now that Im getting married this Jan, Ill have to change my last name again. But I do keep my old costco card or old drivers license with my previous last name that has a pic of me. Just incase.

You cannot change you kids last name, unless your ex gives up full parental rights and youll have to go to the court house...basically its a big legal issue.

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Alex & the spider monkey

In the state of Kentucky, there is a fee anyway for changing your name back to your maiden name...whether it's written up in the divorce papers or not.

I do think you have to have the father's written permission to change the children's last name, no matter what you change it to...hyphenated or not...if parental rights have not been terminated. It's pricey too, even if there is no contest...if it's being contested, it'll get more expensive.

I had my ex's last name when I adopted my three oldest as a single parent. When I remarried, I wanted the children to have our last name (he'll eventually adopt them when we can afford it) especially if we would be able to have a child of our own...we'd want the entire family to have the same last name. Of course, there was no other party to contest it, so it was a smooth process. I don't remember now exactly what the charge was, but I know for having all three of their names changed, it wasn't cheap.

is very simple, just part of the divorce, in Minnesota.

As for changing your child's name, it has to be approved by the father. One of my very good friend's changed her kids to a hypenated name, but her ex-H had to approve. She sort of tricked him into it. LOL!

Several of my friends have gone back to their maiden names since divorcing, even though they had children. Basically their thoughts are that in this day and age, so many people have different names than their children, that it really doesn't make a difference anymore. Plus, if they ever remarried, their last name would be different anyway. However, most have decided to keep their maiden name even when they remarry.

Anyhoo, check with your state. It could be different.

Kim

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When I got married & changed Aiden's to ours, they court also had a notice placed in the paper just in case there was anybody out there who wanted to contest. Which, there wasn't, but I think it's protocol here in Ohio.

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