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Old 06-19-2007, 12:31 PM
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Man's Name Change Through Marriage

What is the name of your state? Pennsylvania

I will be getting married late this year or ealy next year. I was planning on changing my last name to my fiancee's. I find out that a man can not legally change his name in 44 states and requires a court order along with fees and over a month of process. I find this totally discriminating. There are 6 states that do allow a man to legally change his name through marriage and one of them is New York. Now I live in PA and already viewed NY's marriage policy and residency in NY is not a requirement. If I get married in NY, then I should be able to change my name legally on my SS card, license, etc shouldn't I?
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What is the name of your state? Pennsylvania

I will be getting married late this year or ealy next year. I was planning on changing my last name to my fiancee's. I find out that a man can not legally change his name in 44 states and requires a court order along with fees and over a month of process. I find this totally discriminating. There are 6 states that do allow a man to legally change his name through marriage and one of them is New York. Now I live in PA and already viewed NY's marriage policy and residency in NY is not a requirement. If I get married in NY, then I should be able to change my name legally on my SS card, license, etc shouldn't I?
Do you have a cite to any of these laws?
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Old 07-04-2007, 02:29 PM
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Do you have a cite to any of these laws?
Here are links that have some of the information that I have found. I will post the other sites as I find them.

[url]http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=2778930&page=1[/url]

[url]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,280574,00.html[/url]

[url]http://www.namechangelaw.com/PA/flc.htm?gclid=COaQ8PvEjo0CFRGCGgodI0I5pQ[/url]
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Any insight on this?
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Yes.
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a man can not legally change his name in 44 states
is a false statement.
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Yes.
is a false statement.
He can change it -- just not strictly due to getting married.
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He can change it -- just not strictly due to getting married.
I agree.
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Old 07-23-2007, 10:43 PM
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Soory for the confusion. That should of been
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a man can not legally change his name in 44 states through marriage
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Old 07-24-2007, 06:31 AM
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Soory for the confusion. That should of been .
You could always sue to be able to change your name through marriage.
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You could always sue to be able to change your name through marriage.
That's what one guy is doing in California already and another person in another state as well. It's the men who don't have the equal rights now.
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But back to my original question. If I get married in NY, then I should be able to change my name legally on my SS card, license, etc shouldn't I without having to file the petition process in PA?
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But back to my original question. If I get married in NY, then I should be able to change my name legally on my SS card, license, etc shouldn't I?
Yes. You must also follow the proper procedures and pay the proper fees.
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Old 07-31-2007, 07:56 AM
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Yes. You must also follow the proper procedures and pay the proper fees.
I don't mind paying the fees associated with those changes. i just didn't want to have to pay the fees and the long process of having to file the petition to change my name in PA.
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I don't mind paying the fees associated with those changes. i just didn't want to have to pay the fees and the long process of having to file the petition to change my name in PA.
Thanks
We don't get to "avoid" the law because of our opinion, though.
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