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What's In A Name?

Changing your name? Should You Or Shouldn’t You change your name when you marry? 6 reasons why you have a lot to think about    
1. Do you really want to be called Lauren Bush Lauren? Your parents gave you a euphonious name,do you want to change that?  
2.Do you want to loose your hard won business identity?  
3.Do you want to have the same name as your future children or are you comfortable introducing yourself with your maiden name but identifying yourself as their mother?  
4.What happens if you divorce-do you want to remain tied by name to your now former husband ?  
5.If you change your name you will  need to change bank accounts, brokerage accounts, insurance documents, tax records, license, credit cards, social security, passport, safety deposit box.  
6.You don’t have to go to the passport office, dmv, etc. anymore. Hitchswitch.com, MissNowMrs.com and NameChangeExpree.com will do some of the leg work for a fee.

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