Legal Question in Family Law in Texas
Can a male ex-husband take his name back from his ex-wife?
Asked on 2/12/12, 3:55 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
M. Elizabeth Foley
The Law Office of M. Elizabeth Foley
No--reverting to her maiden name or keeping her married name is the wife's choice, just as it was when you got married.
Answered on 2/12/12, 4:27 pm
Ken Gober (Austin TX)
Lee, Gober & Reyna
The Husband may not force the Wife to change her name...but I have seen in cases where it was important to the Husband that he offered more property to the Wife as a means to negotiate the name change.
No one owns another persons name. Even outside of the marriage context, a person can change their name to almost anything.
Best of luck on your divorce.
Answered on 2/20/12, 8:41 am