Difference between revisions of "How Do I Change My Name after Marriage or Divorce?"
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===Change of name on marriage=== | ===Change of name on marriage=== | ||
Many people change their names when they marry. Out of custom, wives often take their husbands' surnames, but there's no requirement that they do so, and there's nothing stopping a husband from taking his wife's surname. The options are wide open for same | Many people change their names when they marry. Out of custom, wives often take their husbands' surnames, but there's no requirement that they do so, and there's nothing stopping a husband from taking his wife's surname. The options are wide open for same sex couples. | ||
====Choice of name==== | ====Choice of name==== | ||
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<blockquote><tt>(c) use the surname of his or her spouse by marriage.</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>(c) use the surname of his or her spouse by marriage.</tt></blockquote> | ||
This applies to both men and women, and to same | This applies to both men and women, and to same sex and opposite sex couples, and no court application is required; the newly-married spouse simply starts using that name. To get identification in the new name, you will have to produce proof of your marriage (the government-issued marriage certificate) and proof of your old name (a driver's licence or BC ID). | ||
The sort of marriage the act is referring to is a legal marriage solemnized by a marriage commissioner or licensed religious official; the rules about change of name on marriage do not apply to common-law relationships. | The sort of marriage the act is referring to is a legal marriage solemnized by a marriage commissioner or licensed religious official; the rules about change of name on marriage do not apply to common-law relationships. | ||