New Law Effective January 1, 2010
Couples may choose to change their middle or last names only at the time they are issued a marriage license; however, no one is required to change their names.
Each person may adopt any of the following middle names:
- The current last name of either spouse
- The last name of either spouse given at birth
- Hyphenated combination of the current middle name and current last name of the person or spouse
- Hyphenated combination of the current middle name and the last name given at birth of the person or spouse
Each person may adopt any of the following last names:
- The current last name of the other spouse
- The last name of either spouse given at birth
- A name combining into a single last name all or a segment of the current last name or the last name of either spouse given at birth
- A hyphenated combination of last names
Special note: Couples cannot add or amend this information after the marriage license has been issued.
For more detailed information regarding this new law please
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