The judgment also restores
the maiden name of the woman, if she wishes.
Not exact matches
And then I heard a very silly «doctor»
of «
women's studies», a Rachel Thwaites from the University
of York, discussing the fact that France had passed a law to say that
women would only be addressed by their
maiden name before marriage.
While professors
of «
womens studies» pontificate about whether we should use
maiden names, real
women count their pennies and get to work.
Worth mentioning, too, is the fact that
women would sometimes change their
names, assuming male
names or using only their initials in hopes
of having their work taken seriously, or would have their work lost if they signed it with their
maiden name, only to take on their husband's
name when they married, often at very young ages.
A
maiden name is «the
name or surname
of a
woman before taking her husband's surname upon marriage.»
Upon granting a divorce to a
woman, unless good cause is shown to the contrary, the Vermont court may allow her to resume her
maiden name or the
name of a former husband.
When
women go through a divorce, it is not always fully or properly explained that a
woman can use her divorce decree to return to her
maiden name and avoid the cost
of a court ordered formal
name change.
In Florida, as in most other jurisdictions,
women can restore their
maiden name as part
of the divorce process.
This usually involves filling out a form with your
name (in a
woman's case, it would include her
maiden name and former married
names, if applicable), date
of birth, and Social Security number; possibly getting the form notarized; and sending it to the State child welfare and police agencies for clearance.