Even better find a man with the same last name as your maiden name. Then you’ll match your birth certificate again. Thankfully, most of today’s young women are keeping their maiden names when marrying, and those who aren’t should be. I wish I had even though I’ve been happily married for 47 years now.

Going back to maiden name
 

It did it in the divorce agreement papers.

typically it's done in the divorce decree.

I changed my first name in Marion County back in 2007. It was not difficult. The courthouse has the petition you complete, asking the court to change your name. File the papers, and a court date will be assigned. I went before a magistrate who asked why I was changing my name. The name change is granted once they determine it is reasonable and not for fraud. You then have a legal document to show to change your driver's license, passport, or anything else that needs to be changed.

Wish I had kept my maiden name (65 years later)!
 

When I got a divorce in New Jersey I changed my name back to my maiden name. We had no children and it didn't make sense to keep his name. You need to do it as part of your divorce. Otherwise, you will have to pay to get it changed. That's what the lawyer suggested.

Do as you wish but there is something to be said for Tradition.

Seems like bra burning has stopped though

You can change your name to anything. It has to be done legally but you can change any part of all of your name

My X said why bother. She had my name twice as long as she had her maiden name.

Like some have posted,go to the courthouse FIRST and speak to the clerk. This may save high attorney fes.

I should have said many rather than most, but thankfully my daughter and daughter-in-law both made the wise decision to keep their maiden names.

If my daughter gets married, I hope she keeps her birth name ... & I hope she never hears the words "Maiden Name". In the 21st Century, it sounds insulting and derogatory to me.

Good grief! 🙄 What a silly thing to be angry about considering everything else that’s happening in this crazy world right now. Maiden name is literally what it’s called, and it doesn’t feel in the least bit wrong to me, and I’m a very modern woman.

Well, hoping that she keeps her birth name and preferring she doesn't hear a phrase he finds objectionable, doesn't equal "Angry". Even so, let's say her were angry about it. Humans are able to be angry about multiple things at the same time. This thread just happens to be about this topic and not "everything else that's happening in this crazy world right now". It's not mutually exclusive.

Your birth name and name by marriage are both valid names. Legal documents such as Banks & Estate documents, usually require that you state aka (also known as) for court, police, bank & especially Estate documents. Many Divorce decrees do not include the request to ‘return’ a maiden name, but it is still a name you were given by birth. I wouldn’t waste money trying to delete either name. I would be consistent in using a particular name.