AOS name change - Philippine way

[wasp8898 58]

Hello everyone, 

 

We are about to file AOS and filling out forms, I have a question regarding name change.I basically have two first names and I want to use my husband's last name but also keep my father's last name(like we do in PH) as my middle name. 

Say my name before marriage is Marie Juana S. Gonzales, and now I want to change it to Marie Juana G. Smith to use my husband's last name. 

If this matters, we got married in Washington State but residing in Oregon.

Would this be a problem? 

Thank you.

Edited August 21, 2019 by wasp8898

[payxibka 10,045]

5 minutes ago, wasp8898 said:

Hello everyone, 

 

We are about to file AOS and filling out forms, I have a question regarding name change.I basically have two first names and I want to use my husband's last name but also keep my father's last name(like we do in PH) as my middle name. 

Say my name before marriage is Marie Juana S. Gonzales, and now I want to change it to Marie Juana G. Smith to use my husband's last name. 

If this matters, we got married in Washington State but residing in Oregon.

Would this be a problem? 

Thank you.

Nope.  My wife is exactly same.  

[geowrian 22,337]

I'd check with Washington's name change due to marriage laws. I believe most states allow this, but there are some that are a bit more strict with the variations permitted. Marriage, and name changes due to marriage, are a state issue.

[wasp8898 58]

11 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Nope.  My wife is exactly same.  

thank you! I have another question tho, I am about to get a state ID. should I apply with my new name or old? 

[payxibka 10,045]

1 minute ago, wasp8898 said:

thank you! I have another question tho, I am about to get a state ID. should I apply with my new name or old? 

Your current legal name.   The one you want to use for the rest of your life 

[wasp8898 58]

3 minutes ago, geowrian said:

I'd check with Washington's name change due to marriage laws. I believe most states allow this, but there are some that are a bit more strict with the variations permitted. Marriage, and name changes due to marriage, are a state issue.

thank you! I think washington is pretty laid back,. I did use my old name on the marriage certificate and didn't change that to my husband's last name. Can I still use that as my legal name change doc? Or should I request the change on the marriage certificate?

[payxibka 10,045]

20 minutes ago, wasp8898 said:

thank you! I think washington is pretty laid back,. I did use my old name on the marriage certificate and didn't change that to my husband's last name. Can I still use that as my legal name change doc? Or should I request the change on the marriage certificate?

State of Washington allows change of last name.  It is silent on whether middle name change is allowed 

[wasp8898 58]

5 minutes ago, payxibka said:

State of Washington allows change of last name.  It is silent on whether middle name change is allowed 

Thank you, I think I will just try to use the new name I want in the forms and see if they allow it. Also we live in Oregon, so my SS and soon my DMV will be applied in Oregon. 

[geowrian 22,337]

1 minute ago, wasp8898 said:

Thank you, I think I will just try to use the new name I want in the forms and see if they allow it. Also we live in Oregon, so my SS and soon my DMV will be applied in Oregon. 

After a quick search, I think you'll be fine too.

[wasp8898 58]

1 minute ago, geowrian said:

After a quick search, I think you'll be fine too.

thank you sir!

[payxibka 10,045]

3 minutes ago, wasp8898 said:

Thank you, I think I will just try to use the new name I want in the forms and see if they allow it. Also we live in Oregon, so my SS and soon my DMV will be applied in Oregon. 

If you had married in Oregon you would be fine.   Since you married in Washington it's not so clear.  Good luck 

[Mrs Thor 16]

1 hour ago, wasp8898 said:

Hello everyone, 

 

We are about to file AOS and filling out forms, I have a question regarding name change.I basically have two first names and I want to use my husband's last name but also keep my father's last name(like we do in PH) as my middle name. 

Say my name before marriage is Marie Juana S. Gonzales, and now I want to change it to Marie Juana G. Smith to use my husband's last name. 

If this matters, we got married in Washington State but residing in Oregon.

Would this be a problem? 

Thank you.

I did the same thing! We have two first names! It's a hassle to explain to some people asking for our names though hahaha but you should be fine. You're doing it right. I have a cousin who did it in a different way (not the PH way) and she ended up paying to have it change like how Filipino names should be. 

[billding 59]

Isn't there an issue where some tried doing it the Filipino way but received their GC the American way?

 

For example:

 

Mary Jane C. Ramos tried to use Mary Jane R. Smith but the GC issued is Mary Jane C. Smith.

 

Edited August 21, 2019 by TXBill

[payxibka 10,045]

Just now, TXBill said:

Isn't there an issue where some tried doing it the Filipino way but received their GC the America way?

 

For example:

 

Mary Jane C. Ramos tried to use Mary Jane R. Smith but the GC issued is Mary Jane C. Smith.

 

Some have reported, that but there is no American way, but 50 individual state ways.  It all depends on your locale 

 

For example, Minnesota allows each party to the marriage to change any of their names so the Philippines way is not a problem.   Some states allow only last name. some allow no name change at all.

[billding 59]

9 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Some have reported, that but there is no American way, but 50 individual state ways.  It all depends on your locale 

 

For example, Minnesota allows each party to the marriage to change any of their names so the Philippines way is not a problem.   Some states allow only last name. some allow no name change at all.

Got it. So when does this issue come up? (If it is an issue in our state. I'm currently in TX but may move to TN or KY.)

 

Before the wedding, when we apply for the marriage license or when we get the marriage certificate after the wedding?

 

We want to stick with one name just we don't run into troubles with AOS etc., even if that means sacrificing the Filipino way.