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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2016 12:03:52 GMT
Don't know where else to put it.
Useful information in a divorce.
When leaving the marriage, be sure you have your marriage license. When going through stuff I was taking with me, I *almost* left it behind, because basically, it was worthless to me. But then I realized that it was the only document I had that could easily document why my current name does not match the name on my birth certificate. (I chose to keep married name) Not even in my divorce papers is my maiden name mentioned (because again, I kept married name) even though that's a more recent document.
I had no idea I'd need my marriage license so soon.
Going to the DMV today to change my address. (had planned to wait, but figure the address on my notary application would probably need to match the address on my driver's license) Asked DMV woman on the phone if I could just renew it a year early while I'm in there to get it over with.
It seems even to renew my license, I need all the documents...as if I were getting a newly issued license. (because my license was issued so long ago...before all of the documents were required)
So take your marriage license. You're most likely the one that has had the name changes...you'll need to be able to document those changes.
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eleezybeth
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Post by eleezybeth on Jul 22, 2016 12:26:01 GMT
Good point. I would never thought of that.
On a personal front, when I read this I thought, one more reason I'm happy I never changed my name. And I'm not headed for a divorce (that I know of), but the whole how changing your name impacts EVERY thing from my library card to my passport. Only having to track 1 birth certificate makes my life easy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2016 12:40:41 GMT
That is something I wouldn't have thought of. I changed my name at marriage and changed it again at divorce but not back to my original birth name. So my divorce documents do show my legal name since the name change was part of that. I guess whether or not you need to keep your marriage license depends on what you do with your name. And even if you do forget to get it you can get another one from the county courthouse where the marriage took place.
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Post by gsquaredmom on Jul 22, 2016 12:57:22 GMT
I could not even tell you where my marriage license is 28 years and 7 moves later. I am impressed that you could find it so easily. I think it's with the wedding album in a closet somewhere, but not sure.
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Post by jenjie on Jul 22, 2016 12:59:21 GMT
I could not even tell you where my marriage license is 28 years and 7 moves later. I am impressed that you could find it so easily. I think it's with the wedding album in a closet somewhere, but not sure. If you find it, put it in your safe along with birth certificates and other important papers. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2016 14:05:33 GMT
Thanks for posting this. Always good to know details like that.
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Post by DEX on Jul 22, 2016 14:57:29 GMT
Thanks for posting this. When I applied for my pension I had to prove the sequence of all my names (married twice). It was a pain and I had to apply for my marriage license to get a duplicate.
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 22, 2016 15:00:18 GMT
Good point. I would never thought of that. On a personal front, when I read this I thought, one more reason I'm happy I never changed my name. And I'm not headed for a divorce (that I know of), but the whole how changing your name impacts EVERY thing from my library card to my passport. Only having to track 1 birth certificate makes my life easy. I was married before and hyphenated my name. I went to college and earned diplomas that have the name of the person I was married to on them. We divorced and I dropped the hyphenated name. So when I remarried I kept my maiden name. I am so glad I did. I hate having someone else's name on my achievements like my diplomas.
I know many women absolutely adore having their spouse's name, but I am not one of them. My own name I got at birth is fine for me.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Jul 22, 2016 15:09:44 GMT
I have no clue where my marriage license is, honestly. I know he didn't take it though, so it is probably somewhere in the house if I ever need it. I did not change my name in the divorce because it is also my child's name.
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Post by lucyg on Jul 22, 2016 20:23:36 GMT
Even if you didn't change your name when you got married, you should hang onto the notarized marriage license forever. You never know when you may need to prove later on that you really were married to the guy.  Social security, estate business, etc. You can always get a replacement later on from the county, but like birth certificates ... it can be difficult, time-consuming, and expensive. And just for laughs ... I changed my name when I got married in 1979. It was really no trouble having it changed on official paperwork. I just asked the places to change my name and they did. (Same thing when my husband died in 1993. I called the credit card companies and utilities, told them to take his name off and change over to mine, and they all said okay.)  But I think it would be way, WAY more trouble today. I don't think I'd bother officially changing my name now. I might use his name socially if I felt like it, but keep the paperwork as is. |
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Post by milocat on Jul 22, 2016 20:58:28 GMT
Yes my sister almost tossed hers thinking I don't need this thing. Then before she knew it she needed it for something (not for name change). This was just in separation, she's not divorced yet. Yes she could have went and applied and purchased a new one but what a pain if you had just tossed your old one.
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Post by Zee on Jul 22, 2016 21:13:52 GMT
I didn't ever have a copy until we'd already been married 10 years. I've never needed it. We ordered it online, it was easy to get (though that was 11 years ago). It's always just been an accepted fact that we're married, which actually always surprised me that every employer, insurance agency, etc has always just took our word for it that we're married.
I'm another one who is glad I never changed my name, too much work!
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Social security, estate business, etc. You can always get a replacement later on from the county, but like birth certificates ... it can be difficult, time-consuming, and expensive.
