ex has threatend or else if i dont change my name?

[Atellan]

What is the name of your state? DE
been devorced 15 years never remarried, and have worked for my exhusband for 18yrs.
he has threatend me or else a suprise if i dont change my last name with in the next few months. why is it so important now that i change my name? do i have anything to gain if i dont. and how should i arm myself?

[ceara19]

Originally Posted by Atellan

What is the name of your state? DE
been devorced 15 years never remarried, and have worked for my exhusband for 18yrs.
he has threatend me or else a suprise if i dont change my last name with in the next few months. why is it so important now that i change my name? do i have anything to gain if i dont. and how should i arm myself?

I have no idea why he thinks it is so important for you to change YOUR last name. Tell him that if he doesn't like the fact that you happen to have the same last name as him, he is free to change HIS last name.

[BelizeBreeze]

Originally Posted by Atellan

What is the name of your state? DE
been devorced 15 years never remarried, and have worked for my exhusband for 18yrs.
he has threatend me or else a suprise if i dont change my last name with in the next few months. why is it so important now that i change my name? do i have anything to gain if i dont. and how should i arm myself?

What is the "or else"?

[LdiJ]

Originally Posted by Atellan

What is the name of your state? DE
been devorced 15 years never remarried, and have worked for my exhusband for 18yrs.
he has threatend me or else a suprise if i dont change my last name with in the next few months. why is it so important now that i change my name? do i have anything to gain if i dont. and how should i arm myself?

Well, you work for him. One guess could be that he is involved with someone or is planning on marrying someone who wants to be involved in his business, and he doesn't want it known that his ex wife is working for him.

His "surprize" may be an intent to fire you if you don't change your last name. In any case, he is totally out of line to demand that you change your name after all these years. That is your legal identity and you have every right to keep it.

[ForFun]

Originally Posted by LdiJ

His "surprize" may be an intent to fire you if you don't change your last name.

That's what I was thinking, and if she is an "at-will" employee (which she probably is), then she may have no recourse if he does it.