Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I got divorced, I didn't change my last name to my maiden name. I felt like our common last name connected me to our children ...

Dear Liz: I use my first name, maiden name and married last name as my legal name. Just before we got married 46 years ago, I told my husband-to-be that I didn’t want to take his last name. I lost ...

For many newlyweds, adopting a new surname is part of the excitement of married life, often seen as a symbol of love and new beginnings. But for one bride-to-be, changing her last name might leave her ...

A political analyst told Newsweek that the added paperwork requirement "creates an extra administrative barrier." ...

Haley Ivers explained in a TikTok video that she's "in a pickle" over her potential married name ...

It's certainly not uncommon for ex-wives to keep their married last name following a divorce. In fact, depending on the circumstances, it's almost preferred. One man's new girlfriend didn't exactly ...

Now engaged to be married, Michelle Lin has been thinking a lot about last names. She hears about the unity and simplicity that comes with changing hers to her future husband's, but she doesn't want ...