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From: rosa@petsd.UUCP (Rosamaria Carbonell)
Newsgroups: net.legal,net.women
Subject: Re: Name Changes
Message-ID: <620@petsd.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 09:06:17 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 20 09:06:17 1985
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Organization: Perkin-Elmer DSG, Tinton Falls, N.J.
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> 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
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>> exceptions: your tax returns should all be in the same name. If you and your
>> husband file together, you will unfortunately be known to local and national
>> tax authorities as "Doe, John F and Jane Q.", where Q is either your middle
>> initial or the initial of your maiden name.

The IRS will only mess up your name if you fail to read the instructions
that come with the 1040 forms.  They explicitly state if a couple is filing 
a joint return and they have different last names to fill them in
as "Name1 Q. Doe and Name2 Z. Smith".  I did so this year and received a
check made out to both names.  New Jersey can also deal with the situation.

				R. Carbonell 
				(201) 758-7285
				Perkin-Elmer Corporation
				Tinton Falls, NJ
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