Where is it written that you DON'T become Mrs X?

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MsChnandlerBong · 22/12/2019 22:37

We got married in March. I didn't change my name. We have received MANY Christmas cards addressed to Mr & Mrs Whatever. I didn't change my name.

When I tell people "Oh, I haven't changed my name", they tell me that actually I did. I got married and LEGALLY my name has now changed. Now I know this isn't true but I would love to point people at a piece of legislation or something! It's beginning to irritate me. I am NOT Mrs hisname. I'm, as I've been for forty years, Ms My name. Help me!

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PaleBlueMoonlight · 22/12/2019 22:51

Isn’t it more that you can legally change your name without a deed poll?

ScrimshawTheSecond · 22/12/2019 22:45

Bit tricky to prove a negative. Your name only changes if you physically change it.

PerspicaciaTick · 22/12/2019 22:45

Your name does not change when you marry. You entered a verbal contract in your birth name, you signed the register in your birth name. There is nothing in the marriage contract that mentions changing your name.
This document explains that it is perfectly acceptable for you to keep your name - it's a "to whom it may concern"letter issued by the British Embassy in Beirut explaining exactly how names work after marriage.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/656599/CHANGE_OF_NAME_IN_THE_UK.pdf

ScrimshawTheSecond · 22/12/2019 22:44

deedpolloffice.com/advice/woman-getting-married

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