Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site rruxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxv!rruxa!joj From: joj@rruxa.UUCP (J Jasutis) Newsgroups: net.legal,net.women Subject: Name Changes Message-ID: <139@rruxa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 16-Aug-85 17:20:38 EDT Article-I.D.: rruxa.139 Posted: Fri Aug 16 17:20:38 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 22:01:23 EDT Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 12 Xref: watmath net.legal:2121 net.women:6983 I am getting married soon. From what I have read, I understand I can legally choose to keep my name or change it, as long as I do so consistently. Ideally I would like to change my name for personal use (the idea of everyone in my new family having the same name appeals to me), but keep my name (&reputation) at work. At a later time when I changed jobs and my old name didn't mean anything to anyone I would use my new name everywhere. In some professions (e.g., acting) people have "professional" and private names. Is there any way I could do that? My main concern is my paycheck (could I cash it if it were in my maiden name) and my IRS records.