My friend wants to know if she can change her last name on her account. She is going thru a divorce and wants to know if she can change her last name on there back to her maiden name. Is that possible without having to close that accoount, and open a new one?
2006-12-04 10:19:08 · 13 answers · asked by pr2cookie 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
She will be able to change her name on the account as long as the Judgment of Divorce restores her maiden name. If it is a joint account with her ex then she will need to close the account and open a new one.
2006-12-04 10:25:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is her own personal account I would have thought once she has reverted to her maiden name that there would be no problem in changing it back, and there should be no charge for doing so. It should not be necessary to have to close the account and open a new one.
2006-12-04 18:22:03 · answer #2 · answered by bovie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure she can change her name on her account - just go through the court to change it legally. You don't have to close the account as long as the spouse gives up all rights to it.
2006-12-04 18:21:40 · answer #3 · answered by Hebrews 11 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes she will just need proof of id, and maybe the marriage certificate................When I did it I went and changed my drivers licence first, all they need to see was the marriage certificate.....................tell her to do this first as a drivers licence is the best form of id for bank accounts etc etc.....
A women has the right to change her name back to her maiden name at any time, as her maiden name is her legal name.
2006-12-04 18:34:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She must petition the court to change her name back when she gets her divorce. She can have it put in the divorce papers, I did. Just changing your name on the account won't work. When she gets her name officially changed, she will have to bring in papers to prove it to change it on her account. Bummer, but true.
2006-12-04 18:22:23 · answer #5 · answered by blondee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what kind of an account? You need to change your name with the SS office and get a new ID if you're talking about accounts in the real world
2006-12-04 18:21:44 · answer #6 · answered by Violet Pearl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She would have to have some sort of official paper saying that she changed her name.I know I couldn't change my name on my account to my married name until I showed them the marriage license.I'm sure it would be the same type of thing.
2006-12-04 18:23:12 · answer #7 · answered by Stephanie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes she can do that she will just need her divorce papers and she can it changed over as long as his name is not on the account then he will have to sign off of it .
2006-12-04 18:28:55 · answer #8 · answered by febuary 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they made me open a completely new account, but i also had to show proof that my name was changed back to my previous name through legal documentation.
2006-12-04 18:22:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bank acount? If so I think she can change it if its just in her name now. If its joint it will probably have to be closed and reopened.
2006-12-04 18:24:52 · answer #10 · answered by Basket-santa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋