Kind of dumb Q re: Married and Maiden names

[amellis2]

SO.

A month and a half ago I got around finally to changing my name from when we tied the knot uh, 7 months ago. 

I kept my First middle and last and tacked his LN onto mine.  So its Firstname Middlename Lastname Newlastname.

Do I have a maiden name?  I can go by my maiden or his name (which was why I chose this route), but legally I am both last names.  So my maiden name is my maiden name and my married name is both names combined? 

I'm so difficult.  Sorry and TIA for the help!

[babybchbum]

I did what you did but legally I am L new last name. It is like I have 2 middle names now.

I did that bc Im too lazy to change all my CCDs and accounts

[sara76]

Not sure but I'm surprised you kept your first name. Don't you go by your middle name?

[amellis2]

Sept 11, 2013 16:01:22 GMT -5 sara76 said:

Not sure but I'm surprised you kept your first name. Don't you go by your middle name?

I do. But I felt naked without it. I should ha dropped it.

[babybchbum]

There is a lot more to dropping your first name than adding a last name. You have to go through excessive background checks etc to do it

[amellis2]

Really? I didn't do any research on it. I should look into though because DH wants to drop his first name (he is named after his father from whom he is estranged and he does not have a relationship.) Then I think they would remove the Junior after his name.

Fun fact: DH was supposed to be Joshua, but his mom didn't wake up from anesthesia in time and his father named him after himself instead.

[secretlyevil]

Sept 11, 2013 10:33:56 GMT -5 amellis2 said:

SO.

A month and a half ago I got around finally to changing my name from when we tied the knot uh, 7 months ago. 

I kept my First middle and last and tacked his LN onto mine.  So its Firstname Middlename Lastname Newlastname.

Do I have a maiden name?  I can go by my maiden or his name (which was why I chose this route), but legally I am both last names.  So my maiden name is my maiden name and my married name is both names combined? 

I'm so difficult.  Sorry and TIA for the help!

I did exactly like you except dropped the middle name because of personal issues. Anyway, I should have hyphenated because it is such a headache, mainly because people just ignore my first last name.

Your first last name would be considered your maiden name. 

[amellis2]

Thanks! That's what I entered on the application, but I really wasn't sure and it had never occurred that I would have this question when I was weighing out how to do my name.