Starting Over
GilliC
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Changing name back
Stupid questions, but how do you change your name back to your maiden name? Do you have to file he whole change of name petition and legal fees? Or is it like marriage, where they let you change it easily and for free? If it's the latter, what documentation do you need?
I still have 6 months left of our legal separation before we can file for a divorce, but we've been separated for almost a year, and using his name is getting awkward. Especially since we work together!
I still have 6 months left of our legal separation before we can file for a divorce, but we've been separated for almost a year, and using his name is getting awkward. Especially since we work together!
Re: Changing name back
It was in my petition, then when it's finalized it's just like with the marriage. It's super nice to walk in to the DMV and say you're there to change your name, they'll ask for the marriage license and you slap down the certified copy of the divorce decree. You'll still need all the same things that you needed when you changed it for gettin married - birth certificate, etc.
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I have mine in the divorce decree and I've heard this is the easiest way to do it and cheaper.
If you don't have it in your divorce decree, I think you can bring your official divorce paperwork to the Social Security Administration and pay to have your name changed. Once you get your new Social Security Card, you will need to take it to the DMV to get your license.
??? "They" HAVE to let your friend change her name back. If she didn't do it as part of her divorce decree, she'll have to fill out different paperwork, probably pay a fee, and possibly have to publish the fact that she's changing it in local papers, but anyone can change their name for any reason.
"You don't get to be all puke-face about your kid shooting your undead baby daddy when all you had to do was KEEP HIM IN THE FLUCKING HOUSE, LORI!" - doctorwho
Arbor is right. My sister changed her name, not even having to do with divorce.. she just wanted to tweak it. Anyone can change their name and for any reason...you don't need a divorce decree to do it.
Lol. I'm actually looking forward to doing this.
It was really funny when I went into the DMV. The woman said "marriage or un-marriage" and I got to slap down my divorce decree.
Thanks for the replies! I forgot I did a post & run last week when this was on my mind, and totally spaced about it until now.
I think I'll probably have to go through the full name-change petition, because I doubt it will be in my divorce papers, since Norwegians don't usually change their names when they get married. I'll ask the fylkesmannen (county government office that handles the divorce application) if there's anything extra I can submit to deal with the name thing.
I guess this (and the one-year separation) is the short end of our simple one-page "print it, fill it out, sign it, and you're done" divorce.
Maybe I'll ask the embassy. Not that they're ever very helpful, but you never know!