Marriage means taking a change in life, and undergoing divorce also means changing things prior to getting married. Changes of name after getting divorce are one of the initial steps that one has to do, especially for women. Today, there is an increase on divorce cases and more women are reverting their names back to their maiden names.
Change of name after a divorce is important because legal transactions are no longer deemed as conjugal upon the issuance of divorce. This legal step is important for female spouses who not anymore legally attached to the male spouses.
In order to change a name after divorce, it is recommended that a request be made to the judge handling the divorce case. Your divorce lawyer or counsel must know how to file this court as well let the include this in the decree of divorce. The court must be informed of the intent to change the name, putting it back to the maiden name. Thus, it should be clearly specified in the request on the names that needs changes and the judge will include this in the divorce order.
Another way to do a change of name is that a individual can also file with the court an intent to change the name after divorce. Fill out a form for a change of name and file it court. Supporting documents or attachments are required as specified in the form. After this, the court will approve the request based on the documents furnished. Following the court approval of change of name, you need to publish a legal notice in local paper to formalize the approval.