Can a bride and groom choose a new last name?
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Can a bride and groom choose a new last name?
My fiance wants to change his last name to his
mother’s family name Smith because his father
Johnson has never been in hie life. We are
getting married and we’re wondering if we can
both change our name to Smith in the state of
Texas?
Asked on June 13, 2018 under Family Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Yes, you can: legally, any adult may change his or her last name (or first name, for that matter) to anything he or she wants. Contact your county's family court (call the clerk's office) for instructions as to how best to do this, given that you are marrying each other.
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