Should women still change their name when they get married

@butterfly1013 Yes, because you don't legally take it, you just use it as an alias which is not illegal.

Who tells you these things? @KiwiBird

@Muthafukajones Friends that have divorced and legal advice from a family court lawyer.

I am talking about the legal situation in NZ and Australia. The law here is based on British Law. I cannot be a 💯% sure about the US.

@KiwiBird I’m not in the US. Using an alias is completely legal in the commonwealth countries provided you don’t do anything illegal.

A name change document is part and parcel with the marriage certificate in most commonwealth countries as well.

@Muthafukajones Exactly using an alias as long as you are beholden to what you do in that name is legal. Exactly as you said.

I am not aware of anyone using a name change certificate in the marriage documentation. Usually just the marriage certificate is used as evidence and this is signed by the woman in her maiden name.

I have several friends that have divorced and none of them had to do anything in the legal sense to revert back to their maiden name. For example a passport requires a birth certificate not a marriage one.