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Originally Posted by Aragorn97
Anyway tell me one thing about the US: when women get married, do they legally change their name or is it just a new way to be called?
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It is a legal name change, however, the maiden name stays on record. If the couple should divorce, the woman can take the option of legally changing back to her maiden name. It it not automatic. I knew a woman who divorced but retained the last name of her ex-husband. Reason? She never liked her maiden name.
Also, it's not common but it does happen, a husband can take the surname of the wife.