legality of retaining the use of maiden name after marriage

[ebiko]

^ sad thing, marami ang hindi nakaka-alam sa batas.   

kasi ang alam ng iba, once you are married, automatic na surname na ng husband ang gagamitin, hindi nila alam na may option ang babae whether to use the surname of the husband.

[purplerainne]

^and I am one of those na hindi nakakaalam.
Pero di ba parang insult naman ito sa hubby mo if you will not use his surname? Siguro gagawin ko lang to kung mabantot pakinggan yung last name ng magiging hubby ko. LOLs

[persephone]

^and I am one of those na hindi nakakaalam.
Pero di ba parang insult naman ito sa hubby mo if you will not use his surname? Siguro gagawin ko lang to kung mabantot pakinggan yung last name ng magiging hubby ko. LOLs

Hindi naman siguro, especially if kilala ka na sa profession mo with your maiden surname.  At this day and age, men are relatively more open-minded (though I still know of some who do mind kapag gamit parin ng wifey nila 'yung maiden surname nila  )

[eowyn]

thanks for this post. at least i know i can still use my maiden name after marriage. one of my dad's "pakiusap" was for his daughters (my ate and i) to retain his surname. it's a legacy, and it's a gem, according to him.

[ebiko]

^and I am one of those na hindi nakakaalam.
Pero di ba parang insult naman ito sa hubby mo if you will not use his surname? Siguro gagawin ko lang to kung mabantot pakinggan yung last name ng magiging hubby ko. LOLs

hindi naman siguro, if medyo sensitive si hubby, then hyphenated na lang, besides may "Mrs." naman before your name.

with hubby, so far, wala naman kami issues when it comes sa surname ko. pati sa mga social sites, yahoo, fs, gmail, fb, etc., surname ko pa rin ang gamit ko.

[chengkii]

my hubby really wants me to use his last name. I am using his last name but I am not dropping my maiden surname.

Medyo kailangan lang lagi meron IDs with both names.

[zandystar]

for me, better to file for annulment since 7 years na naman kayo seperated and i guess you have enough money para gawin ito. at least tahimik na kayo at hinde naman unfair sa future baby ninyo. mahirap kasi yan pag hinde pa tapos yung unang problema.

[Angela_Gayle]

what if i've already used my husband's surname for 4 years pati sa mga public documents. we've separated now and i want to use my maiden name again. pwede kaya yun?

[bjgem]

^same here..yun din tanong ko..sana may sumagot..

4 years na din kameng hiwalay pero hindi legally separated..since, pwede pala gamitin ang maiden name..pwede kaya ibalik yun? TIA

[oyster]

^hindi po. since you already used his surname, kelangan muna ma-annul yung marriage.

edit: hindi rin pwede kahit maglegal separation coz the marriage will still remain

[bjgem]

^tenks..actually sa palagay ko hindi talaga pwede..pero yung voter's ID (registration) ko hindi pa nababago yun pati yung biometric ID ko sa SSS, yung maiden name ko pa din ang andun...yun lang ang hindi ko nabago..sa credit card ko, driver's licence, hdmf, philhealth..nabago lahat yun..haaayyy

[ava_garde]

I didn't also know that legally we can retain maiden name.  Good stuff

[ebiko]

^same here..yun din tanong ko..sana may sumagot..

4 years na din kameng hiwalay pero hindi legally separated..since, pwede pala gamitin ang maiden name..pwede kaya ibalik yun? TIA

no. unless annulled yung marriage.

since HINDI naman kayo legally separated -- by law, married pa rin kayo.

[bhaby.angel05]

hope someone can help.. im married for 5 years but i retain my maiden name pa din but im worried na baka ma question ako sa embassy. plus I have no middle initial din kc so baka mgataka sila na hindi ko pa ginagamit [textspeak!] surname ng husband ko. hindi ko pa din napa change status ko sa lahat ng documents ko.

[vani88ty]

to m@m@, i don't think the DFA will allow the change in your passport, from using your hubby's surname to your maiden name.

sa tingin ko, kahit ano gamitin ng married women pwede basta consistent ang pag-use nito.

[ms_kitkat]

^you can still use your maiden name. a married woman is allowed legally to retain her maiden name or change her surname to her husband's surname or you can use dash (-) para you can use both, like legarda-leviste

it's not a biggie that you're married yet you still use your maiden surname, unless ayaw ni hubby na i-retain mo yung maiden surname mo

HTH!

[ishko]

pwedeng gamitin ang maiden name.. but if you already changed to your hubby's name, hindi na pwede na papalitan ulit unless you are annulled or your marriage is not anymore existing

[ms_kitkat]

for those who want to use their maiden name ulit sa passport:

Please prepare the following as well:

Death Certificate of the deceased husband and Marriage Contract (MC) in Security Paper issued by NSO or by the Local Civil Registrar duly authenticated by NSO.
If marriage is annulled: Certified true copy and photocopy of the first page and the dispositive portion of the judgment on annulment and NSO-issued Marriage Certificate with the annotation on the annulment decree.
If divorced: Certified true copy and photocopy of the first page and the dispositive portion of the judgment on divorce authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or Consulate where the divorce is obtained and NSO-issued Marriage Certificate with the annotation on the divorced decree.


HTH!

[Goddess_Dione]

may legalities din ba in using hyphenated surnames? halimbawa sa passport, ganito ba yun:  first name, Middle initial, Maiden Name-Hubbys Surname? TIA

[miss resilient]

ipagpalagay nating hindi obligatory ang paggamit ng surname ng hubby, pero ano bang usual na dahilan bakit ayaw gamitin ito? gusto ko sana ganun din kaso magagalit ang hubby ko of course.