Change of name after the wedding: all pluses and minuses

Each girl after marriage asks a question - to change the name in the passport or not. Someone decides to leave his, and someone takes the name of her husband. The reasons for this choice can be completely different:

• These are family traditions ;
• Soon there will be a replenishment in the family;
• The spouse insists on changing the name.

Change of name after the wedding will entail making changes to the most important documents, such as: civil passport, health insurance policy, identification number, work record book, driver's license and many others. Taking into account the Russian mentality and attitude to paper red tape, making changes to documents takes quite a long time. Crazy lines in offices, the nuances of filling out applications and collecting the necessary data lead some to nervous breakdowns.

Depending on the desire of the marriages, the marriage certificate indicates the common surname or the former surnames of each spouse. A single surname for both spouses is chosen by either the bridegroom or the bride, by their mutual consent, or they take a double. According to the law, the surname of the spouses can consist of a maximum of two premarital, united by a hyphen. The change of surname in the passport is indicated by a special mark in the required paragraph at the time of filling out the application for the desire to enter into a marriage relationship.

On the day of the wedding, the passport of the person changing the surname is stamped indicating that the document will be considered invalid after the expiration of a month. The certificate of marriage is already issued on a new surname.

Documents that can not be amended include: documents for possession of real estate, certificate of higher education (diploma). To them, if necessary, a certificate of marriage is attached.

Most importantly, remember that the period of exchange of documents is limited, because if you forget about it, you will have many unpleasant surprises in different life situations.

Change of name after the wedding: positive and negative sides

The plus is that:

• Many female members believe that the common surname brings the spouses together. In turn, their husbands do not dissuade, and some even resent if the girl refuses to take his name;
• The common family name of all family members is convenient, especially if you are waiting for replenishment. After all, Mom definitely will not have to prove that this is her child, but she just has a different surname. And usually all children bear the surname of their father;
• You can change any discordant surname to a beautiful or spectacular.

The downside is that:

• Will have to make changes to many documents. Imagine, I want to enjoy the first month of married life, but here this red tape;
• If the wife took place in the professional sphere and is quite popular under her name, the change of name after the wedding will be unfair;
• If the future husband has a dissonant surname that does not combine with either the name or the name of the bride or she does not like it at all, it is best to leave everything unchanged. After all, if the bride, after changing her surname after the wedding, becomes Zhanna Mukhamedovna Plevako, no requests from the groom and certainly his relatives can not become an excuse for such a sacrifice.
• As for relatives. Family and close relatives of the groom may be offended even more than himself in case the newly formed couple retains different surnames. Do not allow pressure on you and firmly state the position that it's up to you to change or not to change.

So, in every process there are pluses and minuses that should not overshadow your honeymoon, so changing the name after the wedding should not lead you to despair.