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getting married without changing my last name
I've been trying to look it up but I can't seem to find an exact answer. I. Am a femaile and live in north carolina and I want to get married but I don't want to change my last name. Is there a way I can LEGALLY keep my last name and still get married? Not just socially.
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You actually do keep your last name by default - you have to apply to have it changed - even when you get married. It doesn't automatically change. Your social insurance and license and everything else that is in your name, is still valid and will work perfectly.
If you don't apply to change your name, then your name doesn't change. You just get married.
Of course, you'll get some mail and things that like from people who will assume you have taken your husband's name, but that's nothing legal or binding.
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Of course! You may always keep your last name, in any state. It is entirely up to you. When you go to get your marriage license, just inform the clerk what you want to do, and that's how it will be. It's that simple.
You'll want to mention it to your husband-to-be, so that he doesn't hear about it for the first time in front of the clerk. What you do with your own name is essentially up to you, but if nothing else, you'll need to decide in advance what name your kids will take.
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I dont think nor changing it is illegal. Changing your last name is by choice. It's usually a tradition and done to show that you're willing to adopt your partner's family name as you became part of that family. There are many married couples where the wife keeps her maiden name. :)
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