In case you were wondering about this
While in most Anglo Saxon countries wives take their husbands names on marriage it is different in Italy. 🇮🇹
In Italy, it is not customary for women to legally change their maiden name to their husband's surname after marriage. While they can choose to add their husband's surname after their own, Italian law requires them to retain their original surname for legal purposes.
Italian law dictates that married Italian women legally retain their maiden surname.
Optional Addition of Husband's Surname:
However, they have the option to add their husband's surname after their own.
While legally permissible, adding the husband's surname is not a widespread practice in Italy.
In Italy, children typically take their father's surname.
If an Italian woman marries a non-Italian citizen in another country and her name changes under that country's law, she cannot request a change in Italy to match that change.
In Italy, it is not customary for women to legally change their maiden name to their husband's surname after marriage. While they can choose to add their husband's surname after their own, Italian law requires them to retain their original surname for legal purposes.
Italian law dictates that married Italian women legally retain their maiden surname.
Optional Addition of Husband's Surname:
However, they have the option to add their husband's surname after their own.
While legally permissible, adding the husband's surname is not a widespread practice in Italy.
In Italy, children typically take their father's surname.
If an Italian woman marries a non-Italian citizen in another country and her name changes under that country's law, she cannot request a change in Italy to match that change.
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