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There, it's also common for women marrying men to informally use their husband's last name but their driver's licenses, bank accounts, and passports usually only have the surname they were born with...
Here's what socially taking a new surname meant for me:I'm still Candace Nelson on paper and for legal purposes, but you can call me Candace Nelson Guerrera.I will respond to both.Candace.
As a perk, I didn't have to fill out a zillion name-change forms for my Social Security number, passport, bank accounts, or credit cards.For anything my husband and I share that doesn't require a legal name, like our account at the dry cleaner, I use his surname for both of us..
It doesn't bother him and he'll respond to it but if we're picking one name to use, we'll go with his.With friends and family, I go by Candace Nelson Guerrera..
Sometimes the above scenarios overlap,like when my emails to our accountant say Candace Nelson Guerrera, but then I must ensure our tax documents use my legal name (Candace Nelson)..
