Just got married. How do we double barrel our names?

claire16c

lowlitmemory wrote: »

Why don't you believe me? It's what I do day-in, day-out. Like I say, that's the policy we've been told to use. The marriage cert is used as proof that a woman has changed her name to her husband's. If she keeps her name, no need to show the cert.

So if she has a double barelled surname that would cover both cases then wouldnt it? Thats why I cant believe it. It doesnt make sense, you arent even following your own policy.

If she has passport and qualification certs in the same name then there's no problem either. It's only if she has qualifications in one name and photo ID in the other, that we need a paper link to tie both names together. We can't produce 'her word for it' when we're asked for an audit trail can we?

The marriage certificate IS the paper link. You said you accept it above.


ETA: I'm not arguing in favour of this policy, can I make that clear. I don't know enough about why it's in place. I am saying, it happens, there ARE places that WON'T accept a marriage cert as proof of going double-barrelled and so you may be better off just covering all bases!

So its 'computer says no' then :rotfl:

flopsypurple

When i got married in 2000 i was able to start using my name as a double barrelled howeer my husband had to see a solicitor and get his changed by deed poll didnt cost much but when he had the papers he sent them off to passport dvla ect.