DOUBLE BARREL NAME

almostMrs

Hoping someone know the answer for me, my husband to be has a double barrel surname that he has just changed by deed pole..I was wondering when we get married and if I take his double barrel name do I have to use bothname when signing anything or can I shorten it? and if I can what do I shorting it to the 1st or 2nd name? x

Senna

Cant answer the full question, but full legal names are really only required for legal documents (passport, license).
Not sure your asking about signing or not, but obviously your signature can be anything and does not need to be anything like your full name.

prettygurrly

surely to save yourself hassle you'd have your marriage cert match your passport...what if you're making a visa application in the future and it's based on you being married to your husband who has a job* etc....keep things simple! either keep your own name or take his/he take yours or you both decide on a double barrel

*or vice versa of course...

Peregrinus

You can sign your name however you like, and you can have different signatures (and indeed different names) in different contexts. There's no law that says you can only have one name. It's up to you. For example, it's not that unusual for a married woman to continue to use her maiden name in a professional/employment context, but to adopt her husband's name for social/family purposes.

However you may prefer to use one name, and one signature, consistently, if you're trying to establish a new name, and trying to helple people become familiar with it, and get used to it.

Sleepy

TBH, why not keep your own name rather than get lumped with his parents poor decisions?

This, ladies, is one of the many reasons you should never double-barrel.

tatli_lokma

Sleepy wrote: »

TBH, why not keep your own name rather than get lumped with his parents poor decisions?

This, ladies, is one of the many reasons you should never double-barrel.

or double barrel your own name if you wish, but when kids come along, pick one or t'other for them. Otherwise you end up with a farscial situation of kids with double-double barrell names if both parents are double barrelled! lol
Pick a name, go with it.
I only double barrell my name because where my husband is from, if I don't take his name it causes a lot of confusion when signing anything legal, as they don't believe we're married and then we have to show translated copies of marriage certs etc. So on official docs I am Little Ted-Ebear but in work and normal life its Little Ted, end of. When (if) we are blessed with kids they will have either my surname or his, not both. Not sure how that conversation will go yet! But I do tend to get my way most of the time!