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When Can You Resume the Use of Your Maiden Name?

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Are you going through a divorce and wish to resume the use of your maiden name?  Buffalo Divorce Attorney Donna L. Haslinger explains how in the following educational video. If you’re considering divorce and have questions about the process, contact our experienced divorce lawyers for dedicated representation. Let our experience work for you. 
  • If you choose to use your maiden name, or a prior surname, after your divorce, you will have that option.
  • Your divorce document will probably give you the right to resume use of a prior surname, and your identifying documents can be changed if you present your divorce document to Social Security and the DMV.
  • The name change process is very easy and costs no money.
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