What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia
So my soon to be ex-wife:
1 - Never added my last name to hers on the marriage license
2 - Never legally changed her name to add mine with the DMV, SS Administration, or Passport Agency
3 - Maintains a driver's license with her ex-husband's last name as her legal name
4 - Has an expired passport with her maiden name
When we went to sign the documents to our home last year none of the financial paperwork was in her name, with exception of the title (I was trying to protect her and the children from an eviction in case something happened to me). She did not sign her legal name (passport or driver's license) on any of the documents. Additionally, the notary did not notarize her legal name nor even check it (or they would have caught the error).
My questions - since she did not use her legal name on such a legal document is would that invalidate her signature?
Thank you!
So my soon to be ex-wife:
1 - Never added my last name to hers on the marriage license
2 - Never legally changed her name to add mine with the DMV, SS Administration, or Passport Agency
3 - Maintains a driver's license with her ex-husband's last name as her legal name
4 - Has an expired passport with her maiden name
When we went to sign the documents to our home last year none of the financial paperwork was in her name, with exception of the title (I was trying to protect her and the children from an eviction in case something happened to me). She did not sign her legal name (passport or driver's license) on any of the documents. Additionally, the notary did not notarize her legal name nor even check it (or they would have caught the error).
My questions - since she did not use her legal name on such a legal document is would that invalidate her signature?
Thank you!