Comments on: 7 Steps To Change Your Last Name

By: ZJ Thorne

ZJ Thorne — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 06:19:15 +0000

Holy cow that's a lot of steps. I'm glad this is now a personal choice and less a requirement.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 14:39:21 +0000

In reply to Kate.

That's definitely a possibility. It's different in every single province (which is kind of silly), and most likely why there isn't a "one stop shop" service to complete the steps.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 20:36:51 +0000

In reply to Des.

I think Ontario might have different options, because you don't *have* to legally change it. You can, or you can "assume" a new name. So for me, my driver's licence, vehicle registration and health card changed, but my passport and SIN stayed the same. I've never had any problems with doing it that way - the only issue is that when booking international travel where I have to use my passport, I just have to remember to book it in my maiden name. But I pretty much never travel internationally (sad) and when I do, it makes me happy because I like my maiden name better anyway (shh).

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:30:01 +0000

In reply to fbgcai.

Hahahah that's awesome!

By: fbgcai

fbgcai — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 03:54:59 +0000

My wife looked at the insane process (32+ years ago) to change her name – her response (and mine in full support) was screw it – and so it has not changed 🙂 .Why any one would go through this amount of palaver is beyond me.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:36:55 +0000

In reply to Sarah @ Couple of Sense.

You go girl! Rant it up. I totally agree with everything you're saying. That is seriously annoying that they put your husbands last name on your seat. Not cool. I wish we could assume names here. Boo :(

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:35:59 +0000

In reply to TJ.

Yeah, definitely wish we had that here. Nothing gets past you hah! Depends on the organization I'm writing for!

By: TJ

TJ — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:24:42 +0000

I love that someone started a business to make it easier for American women to change their last name if they so choose. I feel like I recently saw an article you wrote for somebody else (linked in your newsletter) that did have a different last name for you.

By: Sarah @ Couple of Sense

Sarah @ Couple of Sense — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 03:03:48 +0000

I didn’t change my name, married for 5 years and no plans for it ever. But I did have anxieties that people would like I didn’t think we were a strong couple and I was going to bail, or didn’t love him enough but that’s a flaming pile of garbage. Like so many others above people are seriously bothered by it. I was recently at a family wedding and they put my husband’s name as mine on the place card. I was kind of bothered by it but told by multiple people that I shouldn’t be and I should just get over it. But I know that if I were to refer to people by their maiden names on a place card that they would lose it so I can be a little bothered by being referred to by my husband’s name which I never took and told them as much. And having children makes it a tad more complicated as well. I could talk about this forever! Rant alert!!!!!!
My personal opinion is just let people call themselves whatever they want and don’t think too much about it.
Also in Ontario at least you can just assume the name without legally changing it so your birth certificate and SIN number (I believe) would not be changed. Thanks for sharing the guideline. It’s a very complicated process and it’s good that it’s all together now.

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:17:27 +0000

In reply to Chadene @ Young Debtor.

Hahaha the good news is that it's not a race ;)