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Amanda
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Double Barrel No Hyphen In nc - How does this work??

Amanda, on November 27, 2019 at 10:15 AM Posted in North Carolina Planning 0 2

There are a lot of discussions I've seen surrounding double barrel last names, but I still find myself a little confused. I would like to change my name after our wedding to First Middle Maiden Married, no hyphen, for my legal name. I plan to go by FH name socially, but I would like the legal tie to my maiden name as being in my 30's I have built quite a bit of adult life around my current name. It seems prudent to keep that tie. I used to work in banking and the rule there was that hyphenated named you had to have identification matching exactly, but non-hyphenated could have supporting ID with just one name. Does anyone have any insight if this is a rule in other legal areas? And if North Carolina allows for non-hyphenated names? I've tried to contact the register of deeds in the county we'll marry but I haven't gotten a response yet. Any help and insight welcomed!

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Latest activity by Emily, on November 30, 2019 at 8:17 PM
  • Clíodhna
    WeddingWire Administrator January 2030
    Clíodhna ·
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    Hi there, Amanda! This is a really great question and definitely something to fully scope out before changing to avoid any hiccups down the line. I’m afraid I’m not familiar with how this works in North Carolina! I’d recommend you wait until the register of deeds in the county comes back to you and clarifies what the process is Smiley smile

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    Emily ·
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    I’ve heard you can do this. Never heard the term double barrel. I live in Texas and myself and my friends all did FIRST MAIDEN LAST. But if someone asks us, “what’s your middle name?” We would say our birth middle name , not maiden.

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