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    Question Documenting a Name Change After Divorce

    My question involves a marriage in the state of: California (and United Kingdom)

    Hello,

    I am from CA but lived abroad for 7 years and married in the UK, I changed my surname over there to my husband's name when we married. In the UK you don't have to do anything official to change your surname when getting married you just start using your husband's surname. We are now divorced (filed in the UK) and I now live in California again. I never officially changed my name in the US, I still hold my driver's license and social security card in my maiden name and I am registered to vote in my maiden name. Everything but my US passport has my maiden name on it, I did change my US passport to my married name. Since the divorce I am using my maiden name, but I wanted to know is this considered official? I never filled out any forms to change it, I just applied for a new passport in my married name (which I would like to change now that I am divorced). I am getting re-married in a few months and want to make sure the marriage license will be legal if I use my maiden name to get married. On the UK divorce papers there was not an option to say I wanted to be known as my maiden name again so I am not sure if I am technically still known as my married name over there or not. I just want to know for the purpose of getting married over here in California, can I use my maiden name, or do I have to file some form to be able to sue my maiden name? Will be marriage be invalid if I use my maiden name? Thank you for any help you can provide.

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    Default Re: Divorce and Name Change

    You are legally using your maiden name, and you can legally change your name upon marriage - but keep in mind that you will need to document the change of names for the State Department when you update your passport. You can see the ID requirements here. If your marriage certificate shows you changing from your maiden name to your new married name, note the requirements at the end of that page for what you must do when you cannot document a legal name change through the previously described, acceptable documents.

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    Default Re: Divorce and Name Change

    Thank you very much for your help, I really appreciate it.

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