Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!decwrl!chabot@miles.DEC (All God's chillun got guns) From: chabot@miles.DEC (All God's chillun got guns) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Name Changes Message-ID: <127@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 17:00:42 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.127 Posted: Fri Aug 23 17:00:42 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 00:45:08 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 21 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