I am over filled with joy! Although, my head is still pounding with a Migraine.
In any event!
I just found out that to change Matt's name we may not have to fill out all the paperwork again OR PAY THE $500!
Surname options
Every person has the right to adopt any name by which he or she wishes to be knows simply by using that name consistently and without intent to defraud. A person's last name (surname) does not automatically change upon marriage, and neither party to the marriage must change his or her last name. The bride and groom need not take the same last name.
One or both parties to a marriage may elect to change the surname by which he or she wishes to be known after the marriage by entering the new name in the appropriate space provided on the marriage license. The new name must consist of one of the following options:
* the surname of the other spouse;
* any former surname of either spouse;
* a name combining into a single surname all or a segment of the premarriage surname or any former surname of each spouse;
* a combination name separated by a hyphen, provided that each part of such combination surname is the premarriage surname, or any former surname, of each of the spouses.
The use of this option will provide a record of your change of name. The marriage certificate, containing the new name, if any, is proof that the use of the new name, or the retention of the former name, is lawful. Whether you decide to use or not use this option at the time of your marriage license application, you still have the right to adopt a different name through usage at some future date. However, your marriage license cannot be changed to record a surname you decide to use after your marriage.
Source: http://www.tonawanda.ny.us/townclerk/htm/t_p_wed.htm
Oh man. This is awesome on so many levels. This means that we won't have to: go to court, pay a lawyer, change his name a head of time, pay $500, wait for a lapse in my health care!
Here's to hoping that this JOY gets the black rain cloud out of my head.
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So you just have it changed on the marriage certificate and then its legal?
Yupper! As long as it's a last name that either of us has gone by, or a combination of our two names!
Granted, we'd still need to go get new Social Security Cards, got eh the DMV, Banks etc. $40 is way better than $500.
So what are you guys going with?
O'convent? :p
What about boboconnell?
Or Ventroski?
hmmm... i could keep going
I thought that was cool when it was explained to us that we could both easily change our names like that. I'm curious to know what you guys go with, too.
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