I want to have my husband's last name, but I'd like to keep my professional continuity with my old name...
thanks for any thoughts...
2006-12-15 15:29:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Drop your middle name and make your maiden name your middle name legally - so you'd go from "Jane Ann Doe" to "Jane Doe Smith".
What you use professionally (except on your tax paperwork for you SS and W-2) is up to you. You can have people call you whatever you want at work - just have that name on your business card, etc. It's the same as if your first name was Christina, and everyone knew you as Tina, even thought that wasn't your "legal" name.
I would advise against being Jane Doe-Smith. It seems silly, but people don't know how to file hypen names and you would not believe how many times your paperwork/info. will get lost.
2006-12-15 16:01:05 · answer #1 · answered by apbanpos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have some problems down the line. I had my income tax refund kicked back initially because of my name. Some times I use my middle initial. Other times I was using my maiden name as an initial. The Social Security Administration insisted that I only use one legally. It is a Homeland-security type issue. They don't want people to have an "alias".
2006-12-15 23:38:41 · answer #2 · answered by pinniethewooh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Celebs do it all the time. Theres no trick to to it really. Just use your maiden name for business but all legal documents, checks etc have married (legal) name. Example Cathrine Zeta Jones is married to Mike Douglas yet she uses Catherine Zeta Jones for work! Jennifer Lopez is Jennifer Lopez when her legal name would be Jennifer Anthony!
2006-12-15 23:35:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well legally, you'd change your name to your husbands, if that's what you want. You can ask them about the professional name... they'd probably know. You might just be able to do it at work. Or possibly hyphenate it.
2006-12-15 23:33:41 · answer #4 · answered by graduatecj08 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-12-16 20:04:05 · answer #5 · answered by Willnotlietoyou 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it can be done, your 2 last names should be hyphenated.
2006-12-15 23:36:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be able to use both names but fileing taxes would be very confusing.
2006-12-15 23:33:25 · answer #7 · answered by Autumns Destany 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know someone who had their name..for example..their last name is Smith and their new married name is Jackson...and their name is Mary...
Mary Smith-Jackson
2006-12-15 23:32:40 · answer #8 · answered by Misty H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say that you cant you can only have one name... sorry but you will have to choice..
lots of luck
happy holidays
2006-12-15 23:32:19 · answer #9 · answered by Beth m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually a lot of people do that...especially teachers...I think its fine_
2006-12-15 23:32:21 · answer #10 · answered by Chickybabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋