Why do divorced women keep the ex husband's name?

Answer 1

How about "Why does my ex husband keep MY name on his arm" and he is REMARRIED and its making me SICK!

Answer 2

It's easier to keep the last name of the ex. Women tend to have a lot of assets tied up in that name. And for someone like me... I don't like my maiden name at all. Maybe one day she'll find another man and take his name. It doesn't matter what you think about her. You nor your husband can do anything about it. She's entitled to keep that name as long as she wants. I'm sorry she is hurting her kids and your family as well. I know they aren't your kids, but try to be there for them the best you can. Show them some love that she is obviously not giving them, but they need and deserve.

Answer 3

To change your name after a divorce does cost and has a lot of paper work to be done. And if you have children you want the same name as your children.Unless you do get married again.

Answer 4

I kept my first husbands last name for awhile because it was the last name of my children. Then I remarried and I dropped my first husbands name and only use my maiden name and my new married name (hyphentated of course) My husband died last year and and I have kept his name because in many ways I still feel connected to him but also in many ways that is who I am - his wife. Keeping your ex's name is a very personal decision and depends on many external factors.

Answer 5

me personally i kept my x husband name ONLY because we have 2 children together that have that last name, so i did it for my children. Made things less confusing on them to have a mom with the same last name as them. Especially at such a young age as they were when we got divorced.

Answer 6

I am keeping my name b/c of my son. I do not want both of my children's names to be different from mine. When I divorced my 1st (oldest son's dad) I kept his name till I remarried, it was easier for the school. Same as now. My oldest has a different name, but the youngest and I are the same.

Answer 7

Changing a name is a huge hassle. At work it can be a pain dealing with HR, getting all new ID cards and accounts. Just a lot of trouble. I think that's also a reason why a lot of women keep their maiden name after they get married.

Answer 8

Most of the time it is just a question of practicality. If you change it back then you have to go through changing your name on EVERYTHING from credit cards to drivers licenses etc.
Many women get it changed back but not at the time of the filing because they don't wan to have to deal with all of that crap at the same time that they are having to deal with a failed relationship.
Also, if they have kids it is easier on the kids not to have to deal with the trivial issue of moms new (old) name when they are so stressed as it is.
~Tyed~

Answer 9

Thats a good one. I have yet to change my name to my married name! Maybe they still love their ex, or they might be using the last name for some type of financial gain.

Answer 10

They still feel a connection.It is easy to change your last name.If they changed it when they got married then they are proud of the fact that they are married and therefore change the name to let people know it.After a divorce it's not so easy to let people know it is over and you are back to the "single"last name.To the ones that do change it back don't take offense.I am just talking about the divorced ones that don't.

Answer 11

My mom kept my dad's last name after the divorce so both she and I would have the same last name.