Name change after marriage

[LeaAndBen 0]

Hello,

I have made the decision to file my papers with my husband's last name but I also want to keep mine.

it would be like a double last name. with first my maiden name then my husband's last name.

how do I file the paperwork.

for example my name was Lea Marie Isabelle Dupont (yes, 2 middle names)

and my husband's name is Benjamin Justin Smith

do i write

Last name: Dupont Smith, First name: Lea, Middle name: Marie Isabelle

or

Last name: Smith, First name: Lea, Middle name: Dupont

??

what do you guys think? how did you do it?

[map1map 3]

Hello,

I have made the decision to file my papers with my husband's last name but I also want to keep mine.

it would be like a double last name. with first my maiden name then my husband's last name.

how do I file the paperwork.

for example my name was Lea Marie Isabelle Dupont (yes, 2 middle names)

and my husband's name is Benjamin Justin Smith

do i write

Last name: Dupont Smith, First name: Lea, Middle name: Marie Isabelle

or

Last name: Smith, First name: Lea, Middle name: Dupont

??

what do you guys think? how did you do it?

I would put it the way it is in the marriage certificate. That is your legal name.

[jhunjhun 7]

Hello,

I have made the decision to file my papers with my husband's last name but I also want to keep mine.

it would be like a double last name. with first my maiden name then my husband's last name.

how do I file the paperwork.

for example my name was Lea Marie Isabelle Dupont (yes, 2 middle names)

and my husband's name is Benjamin Justin Smith

do i write

Last name: Dupont Smith, First name: Lea, Middle name: Marie Isabelle

or

Last name: Smith, First name: Lea, Middle name: Dupont

??

what do you guys think? how did you do it?

I would put it the way it is in the marriage certificate. That is your legal name.

In your marriage certificate, it will be Lea Marie Isabelle Dupont because you're not yet married when you applied for your marriage license. However if you want to change your last name from your husband name....it would become

Last name: Smith, First name: Lea, Middle name: Dupont......is Marie your middle name ? or your first name?

Edited January 13, 2009 by jhunjhun

[map1map 3]

Last name: Smith, First name: Lea, Middle name: Dupont......is Marie your middle name ? or your first name?

More like:

Last name: Dupont Smith, or Smith Dupont. It is Smith only if you drop Dupont

First Name: Lea

Middle Name: Marie Isabelle

[Eric-Pris 1,606]

Lea Marie Dupont-Smith

In the US, people usually have 1 first name, 1 middle name, and the last name can be both but it's usually hyphenated.

FYI, You don't have to legally change your name, in most states. Once you get married you can use your husband's last name or a combination of your maiden name-husband's last name right away. Your marriage certificate acts like a "court order".

http://marriage.about.com/cs/namechange/a/namechange.htm

[LeaAndBen 0]

well my parents chose to give me two middle names so it doesn't help! lol

thank you guys for your answer I think I will go with

Lea Marie Isabelle Dupont- Smith

Lea Marie Dupont-Smith

In the US, people usually have 1 first name, 1 middle name, and the last name can be both but it's usually hyphenated.

FYI, You don't have to legally change your name, in most states. Once you get married you can use your husband's last name or a combination of your maiden name-husband's last name right away. Your marriage certificate acts like a "court order".

http://marriage.about.com/cs/namechange/a/namechange.htm