Re: OT: name change

When I got divorced many years ago, it wasn't that easy for a women to
get the credit level etc I was at. My lawyer advised me to keep that
name to avoid the hassel and most likely denial of stuff if I changed
it. He was a pretty smart lawyer, got me many benefits like pension,
profit sharing and other things no one even considered back then......
so I opted to listen to him.

   
  Of course, that isn't the case anymore.
   
  Who knows someday I may switch it back..... but after all these years, doubt it.  
   
  Donna
  

Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
  Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I never minded taking my huband's last
name - after all he was paying the bills. However, I never have been
Mrs. C. S. I have always signed my own first name and initial. For
that matter, my grandmother always insisted on being Grace H. Jones,
not Mrs. W. W. , but she was a early career woman.
Nearly 40 years ago in my early Garden Club days I was scolded by 
an elderly woman for using my own first name. She declared she was 
proud to use her husband's name. I told her I wasn't ashamed of my 
husband, but when I won a blue ribbon for a design or piece of horticulture, 
I didn't see why he should get the credit - he had nothing to do with it.
Auralie


In a message dated 01/08/2008 12:21:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
silverhawk@flash.net writes:

(laughing) OH THAT'S RIGHT.
I think it's silly for women to change their names to their husband's
last name..but I did it anyway. He's from the "old school" and it would
have hurt his feelings if I didn't want to take his last name.



james singer wrote:
Now wait a minute. I changed my name when I entered the witness 
protection program.

On Jan 8, 2008, at 12:01 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:

> Yep...I have some name change stories too. That's one thing guys don't
> worry about. They don't change their names when they get married or
> divorced.
>
> When I divorced, I changed my first, middle and last name. I was 
> pretty radical! LOL.
>
>
> Kitty wrote:
> Theresa. Your name is a very important part of who you are. You 
> should be
> happy with it. It might be a hassle to change, but worth it. Good for 
> you!
> Some day I'll tell you about my name change.
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5





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