Snow (officer) 23 July 2011

Change of Name to maiden name

Hi all,

I want to change ma name back to my maiden name. All my legal documents ie, pancard, voters id , passport, ration card everywhere it is ma maiden name,

I had used my husbands name only in ma work place, by submitting my marriage certificate. Also my salary account has ma husbands name as surname, However now i wana change my name back to my maiden both in office and n ma salary account.

Does this require an affidavit. Or it can be done only if I am divorced, Cant i retain my maiden name, if i am not divorced also

please advice,

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adv. rajeev ( rajoo ) (practicing advocate) 23 July 2011

you can change your name by sworing to an affidavit. After this you will have to submit before your officer.

M V Gupta (Advocate) 25 July 2011

A very strange proposal. Sir names are meant to indicate a persons family status. For many legal and official purposes sir names are necessary. Does not ur propsoal mean that instead of ur husbands name u want to keep ur fathers name, as it was before ur marriage? Not advisable.