Marriage
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Changing Your Name After Marriage. FAQ.
Do I have to change my name after marriage? Even though we are 2019 I still get this question constantly. For some reason people, especially women, are under the impression that they MUST change their name after marriage. Yes, this has been the custom for a really long time but it is not legally required. Is there a time limit in which to change my name? There is no time limit. Some wait years before they actually get around to changing their name. What you do want to do is be sure that if you start using your new name you will want to make sure that you get the…
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A Bachelorette’s Mistake: Engagement Shouldn’t be the Goal
I don’t watch The Bachelorette or The Bachelor. And by don’t watch I mean I’ve never seen a single episode. The closet I’ve come is being stuck in a one light town for a conference one summer and I watched an episode of The Bachelor Pad. Needless to say I didn’t know who those people were or what exactly was going on. Now I do watch Unreal. That show I like but I’m pretty sure The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are not like that. What I do know about The Bachelorette is that there are roses, back to back make out sessions, and really really fast engagements. From what I…
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50 Years of Loving
Watch below to learn about Loving Day.
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Marriage in the time of Trump
Trump being elected has caused lots of turmoil for people surrounding health care, education, immigration, and marriage. Yes, Trump is causing turmoil for those who are immigrants and looking to get married. With their futures uncertain many immigrants, and their American fiancés, are rushing to the altar. Fearing deportation, even though they are here legally, is causing many couples to speed up their marriage plans. Now rushing a marriage is never a good idea and since you must prove your marriage is legitimate to become a permanent legal resident, anything to the contrary could jeopardize that. However, with many fearing they will separated from the one they love they see…
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Are Memes Ruining Marriage?
Of course this title isn’t too serious, I mean a meme is not going to be responsible for your marriage failing but they can plant idiotic ideas in your head. I see mems like the following on my timeline on Facebook all the time. They bug me. Why you ask? Because they make marriage sound superficial and spouses sound disposable. Then if you read into the comments of these mems you see people celebrating each other for saying “yes” and sounding like a saint for saying they will not leave their disabled spouse. If you read my previous post you will see that I despise people who are…
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Why We Shouldn’t Celebrate the Fact that Kim is by Kanye’s Side
Everywhere I turn someone is talking about how great Kim is being for being by Kanye’s side. It’s in articles, social media, even DJs are commenting on it. I’m confused. Isn’t that what a spouse is supposed to do? I mean I know when live in a time when people write their own vows but traditionally they used to say “in sickness and in health.” It’s always surprising when I hear people boasting about the “nice” things their SOs have done for them. And I do understand there is such as a thing as being grateful and appreciative and making sure your spouse is celebrated. But shouldn’t most of these…
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Break up and get $50 Million? Not really.
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Wedding Season Ends But Engagements Keep Coming
With summer slowly starting to die down that also means that wedding season is also coming to end. But don’t fret my pet. Just because wedding season is winding down that does not mean weddings themselves are stopping. I can personally attest to this with the number of friends and colleagues that have become engaged. I’ve been to engagement parties, dinners, and witnessed countless Facebook engagement posts. With the engagement comes a barrage of wedding law related questions. They all boil down two topics actually; prenups and wedding contracts. If you don’t already know my stance on prenups then you are not following my blog (www.prenupprincess.com) or following me…
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Are you legally required to change your last name once you get remarried?
I recently had a childhood friend text me asking if she could ask me a legal question. That’s a common request as a lawyer, all your friends need legal advice. So I told her “sure, but I may not know the answer.” Her question was whether her fiancé’s ex-wife had to legally change her last name since she was now remarried. That I did know the answer to. Women have traditionally changed their last names when they get married. It’s just the way it is. There are plenty of reasons why they do and why they don’t. I won’t go into them. But I will say it is not a…
