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From: chabot@miles.DEC (All God's chillun got guns)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Name Changes
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Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 17:00:42 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 23 17:00:42 1985
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I'm pretty sure you can use whatever name you like, legally, without even being 
consistent, as long as you're not using different names with the intention to
commit fraud thereby.

Some people I know didn't bother changing their names at work because of the
record keeping there.  If you sign your paycheck with the name it's made out
to, then you can deposit it (automatic deposit of paychecks is easier, of
course!).  The IRS knows your social security number (and you don't get another
one of those--that probably would be fraud), so that should be fine.  Using
the one name relatively consistently in regards to paycheck or the IRS is
probably a good idea just for your own convenience (and anyway, if you go in
changing your name every week :-), they may think you're a flake)(might be fun,
though). 

Probably be a good idea for both of you to tell friends and relatives what both
you want to be called, just so they know.  Some people don't assume you'll
change names, or what the appropriate nicknames for the new family member might
be.

L S Chabot   ...decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-amber!chabot   chabot%amber.dec@decwrl.arpa