returning to maiden name

[gail0726]

What is the name of your state? South Carolina
the divorce is in Virginia. I want to return to my maiden name.
my husbands attorney told me that the only way I could do that and make him pay for it was to hire an attorney to file the papers.
is that true? or what else can i do?

 

[stephenk]

doesnt the paperwork in your divorce include the option of you requesting that your maiden name be restored? In California, it is just one more line in the paperwork that you fill in.

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My response:

Why would you want to change your name from "Stevens" back to
"Zhiryicronovsky"?

IAAL

 

[kat1963]

Most court houses have the paperwork for name changes on line here in VA. It is easy to do yourself without a lawyer, your filing fee/court costs is around 140-160. As for him paying for it, well you can try small claims court. However, you are the one that changed your name, not him and you were not legally bound to do so.

KAT

 

[trac]

over here in michigan you just have to bring your birth certificate to the driver licnse place and change you DL and then go to ss and show it to them and change the ss card, i just had to do it.... but your state might be diffrent