|
I am getting married in 3 months. Originally the plan was to wait untill May or June but due to various reasons we have decided to get the legal side out of the way first and hold the ceremony in May or June.
Now I have one main thing I would like to do before I get married, and that is legally change my name. Let me explain. When I was born my parents decided to curse me with a 15 letter last name by combining my mothers name with my fathers. Its more anoying than it sounds. Especially in the millitary, for quite a few reasons.
I dont want my wife to have my joint name and I dont want my kids to have my joint name. I dont even want to have my joint name. So I have been trying to figure out how to file for a name change to change it just to my fathers name and drop my mothers maiden name.
Now comes the issue. I am currently stationed in Illinois for another 3-5 months. To get a legal name change in Illinois I must be a resident for at least 6 months. I dont know exactly how this works but I dont think I qualify, especialy considering I might only be in Illinois for 5 months total (been here for little over 2).
However to get a name change in my home state I need to actually attend a court hearing, something thats hard to do while residing on a naval base in Great Lakes, Illinois.
I seem to have hit a brick wall here, but this is something I feel quite strongly about so I will continue to look into it. If anyone has any ideas let me know because I am strapped for time. =[
|
"There will be a court hearing. The hearing allows anyone who may object to the name change to come before the court. Remember to bring a copy of all your papers with you to the hearing. Be prepared to tell the judge why you want the name change. Allow yourself 15 minutes extra time to find parking and find the courtroom where the hearing will be.
If the judge has granted your name change, you complete and post the notice of change of name. Then, 14 days later, with proof by you that the proper notice was posted, the court clerk will issue a certificate of change of name."
this is what it says about a name change in Oregon, my home state. So that is out of the question.
|
Valhalla18444 Posts
add her name to the joint name so your kids have a triple whammy
|
Valhalla18444 Posts
|
I feel your pain man, I also have a joint last name, but mine is 20 digits long 
I hope it works out for you
|
On June 24 2009 11:55 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
add her name to the joint name so your kids have a triple whammy
agree
or push wedding back or just do name changing later?
|
take your wife's last name.
|
On June 24 2009 11:55 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
add her name to the joint name so your kids have a triple whammy
Im not going to say it isnt tempting.
|
I don't know how it works. Isn't it legally possible to just add the half of your last name to your wife when you legally marry. Then just worry about your own name later when you complete those 6 months?
|
On June 24 2009 12:01 VIB wrote:
I don't know how it works. Isn't it legally possible to just add the half of your last name to your wife when you legally marry. Then just worry about your own name later when you complete those 6 months?
Ive thought about this but I honestly dont know how it works and google only gets me so far on a question like this.
|
Why don't you just decide on a name and get married with that and then legally change both your names later.
|
my last name is only two letters, lol wow.
congrats though man.
i hope the name changing situation goes well 
|
kaka my last name is 3 letters, but my parents cursed me with a weird ass first name that rhymes with dildo, thus me getting made fun of a lot -__- thankfully in college, nobody knows nobody so i use my korean name :D
congrats on the wedding! good luck on the name change!
|
On June 24 2009 12:21 JinSol wrote:
kaka my last name is 3 letters, but my parents cursed me with a weird ass first name that rhymes with dildo, thus me getting made fun of a lot -__- thankfully in college, nobody knows nobody so i use my korean name :D
congrats on the wedding! good luck on the name change!
I hope its Bilbo
|
Care to share your 15 letter last name? Congragulations btw
|
I think often the wife changes her last name legally after the wedding, I don't see why you both couldn't do it then as well. If it's a few weeks later or something it's probably not a bad last resort option.
|
Marry in China. XD
Actually, I think your 15-letters last name can also be a blessing, since probably you are the only one in line that have it. Most east-Asians, like myself, have to bare a last name shared with millions.
|
ya i have a 14 letter hyphenated last name...shit sucks i feel you
|
United States24673 Posts
On June 24 2009 12:27 Rotodyne wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2009 12:21 JinSol wrote:
kaka my last name is 3 letters, but my parents cursed me with a weird ass first name that rhymes with dildo, thus me getting made fun of a lot -__- thankfully in college, nobody knows nobody so i use my korean name :D
congrats on the wedding! good luck on the name change! I hope its Bilbo
That wouldn't really rhyme.
I knew a 'nimrod' when I was a kid. Israeli name apparently?
|
On June 24 2009 12:38 micronesia wrote:Show nested quote +On June 24 2009 12:27 Rotodyne wrote:On June 24 2009 12:21 JinSol wrote:
kaka my last name is 3 letters, but my parents cursed me with a weird ass first name that rhymes with dildo, thus me getting made fun of a lot -__- thankfully in college, nobody knows nobody so i use my korean name :D
congrats on the wedding! good luck on the name change! I hope its Bilbo That wouldn't really rhyme. I knew a 'nimrod' when I was a kid. Israeli name apparently?
legendary Biblical king
|
|
|
|
|
|
EPT
