Is it legal for my ex wife who remarried to keep my name if she signed with her maiden name on new certificate?
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Is it legal for my ex wife who remarried to keep my name if she signed with her maiden name on new certificate?
Asked on April 23, 2012 under Family Law, Alabama
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
There is nothing illegal about your former wife using your surname if she never changed the surname she was using during your marriage to her during the marital dissolution proceedings you had with her or after they were concluded.
Many times people use "aliases" and the signing of her maiden name on her new marriage certificate would indicate nothing improperly done by her legally.
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