How much does it cost to legally change your name in Utah?

How much does it cost to legally change your name in Utah?

DIY Adult Name Change: $250.00 Flat Fee + $360.00 filing fee paid directly to the Court = $610.00 total cost. Attorney Assisted Adult Name Change: $685.00 Flat Fee (this includes the $360.00 filing fee paid to the Court by our office as your counsel) Uncontested Minor Name Change: $750.00 Retainer.

Can you have two last names after marriage?

In most states, you have the option to take your spouse’s last name, hyphenate your last names, use two last names without a hyphen, or move your maiden name to your middle name and take your spouse’s last name. We think it’s important that you know all of the name change options before your big day.

Can a person have 2 last names?

Nowadays, couples can choose any combination of surnames for official use (although their legal name will remain unchanged). Most prevalent remains for the wife to either use a hyphenated surname or use her maiden name. Few husbands use a hyphenated surname.

What happens if you marry someone with two last names?

Nothing inherently happens to anyone’s name when they get married. However, it’s a longstanding custom in the common-law tradition that the wife takes the husband’s last name on marriage. To make this less sexist, most American states now permit either member to the couple to assume the other’s last name upon marriage.

Why do wives take their husband’s last name?

This change in women’s identity, by taking a husband’s name, has emerged from patriarchal history where wives had no surname except “wife of X”. The wife was the husband’s possession and right up to the late 19th-century, women in England ceded all property and parental rights to husbands on marriage.

How many husbands take their wife’s last name?

The opposite—a man taking his wife’s name—remains incredibly rare: In a recent study of 877 heterosexual married men, less than 3 percent took their wife’s name when they got married.

Does a man ever take a woman’s last name?

These days many women keep their own name when they marry, and couples are increasingly opting for a double-barrelled or merged name. But men who take their wife’s surname are still quite rare. A few female teachers had changed their last names when they got married – but never a man.

Why do men not take their wife’s last name?

Powell says that when a man decides to take a woman’s last name, the most common reasons include the man not liking his own last name, not feeling attached to his family name or making a political statement.