Postby greybird » Mon May 23, 2016 3:22 pm
Hello. Like many of you I consider myself my maiden name in my when-it's-just-me life, but Mrs HusbandsSurname for family issues. I didn't want to have to choose one or the other, or be double-barrelled. So for my passport I just tagged on my married name and was told that as long as I could demonstrate that this was how I was known officially (ie bank account, driving licence etc) that was fine, no extra paperwork. My bank accepts payments to me even if only one surname is used; I can be I.D'd by one or the other. To be honest, I mostly use my married name but I just couldn't bear for my birth name to be 'erased'! Or maybe that's just me?!
My husband is French and, when we married and lived there, I was automatically (on my French ID) FirstName MaidenName 'married to' HusbandsSurname (if that makes sense). Much more sensible if you ask me.