when you divorced did you........

katiesmummy

I kept my married name purely because I hate my maiden name- I spent my entire time at school being crucified because of it and I much prefer my married name (least he was good for something!)

SingleSue

I've kept my married name as the children are still at school and I wanted the same surname as them.

Eldest is in the process of changing his name to my maiden name as he believes his father doesn't deserve having his surname showing, youngest has also said he will change his name once he reaches an age where he can.

moodydonkey

I changed my name back to my maiden name before we divorced when I found out she was pregnant, a knee jerk reaction that I have never regretted. I'm back to my family name which I love, they are due to get married soon and I wouldn't want to share the name.
I kept the Mrs tho, didn't want to be a Miss or a Ms.

Frith

I asked my older son what he thought about my changing my surname back to my maiden name and he wanted us (2 sons and me) to have the same name. So I haven't bothered.... yet.

I couldn't double barrel the 2 surnames, it would be too long and sound silly!

misswig

changed my name as back to my maiden name along with my son as soon as i possibly could! I was no longer part of my exH family and the way his family have completely ignored my son, neither is he so wanted nothing more to do with it!! Did keep my sons original surname as a 2nd middle name though for him but never use it except on passport any official documents.

lemontart

I reverted to my maiden name but my daughter has her dads surname.

DEPTFREE2010

great post, this is what ive been thinking too.

im in the process of getting divorced and tbh dont want his stupid surname anymore lol my daughter will be keeping his name though.

callow

I have kept my married name, but then again I kept my maiden name until I had children.

My only reason for changing my name was so my children had the same name (although my first child has baby hospital braclets that say "baby maiden name" as I hadn't changed it at that stage).

One friend made up a totally new name.

Alotgoingon

We have just decided to separate....and i have been thinking of which name to go back to as i have a maiden name, and a birth name, strangely though i have been thinking i will maybe make one up, or find one i like and do that instead. I think i want to be my own name for a change. Does that sound odd?

muppets

I left my husband got the divorce and moved abroad, as soon as I got divorced I went back to my maiden name, on my debts and bank account in the uk i kept my maried name, but now i set up a new bank account abroad I used my maiden name was a bit of a pain to do this, had to change my mobile fone into my maiden name 1st and changed the address to the one abroad then I used this along with my birth certificate to open my new account..