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MELEE · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:23 pm Post subject:

In my part of Mexico, no women, not even the old ones officially use the de + husband's last name, people here will tell you that that's what Spaniards do and they are certainly not Spaniards. Sometimes you hear it in the press to clarify who's related to who. Like Marta is often refered to as de Fox so we don't get her confused with someone who is not the first lady Razz

When I arrived in Mexico, I insited that my mother's maiden name not be used. The local immigration office was okay with it. HSCB has my second last name as X because their computer wouldn't accept a blank field. My middle name has often been confused as my lastname-- I need to get my CURP straighten up because I have been given 4 different CURPS! (so much for clave unica! Razz

) Before I got married I considered taking on my husband's last name as my second last name, but in the end decided against it to avoid previously mentioned hassels. One of my friends, is going to have her name changed in England, putting her husbands last name first and her last name second, so that she has the same last name as her son.

Alexanndra · Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 28 Location: Mexico City

OK, I get it now...everybody just does whatever they want!

I live in a "fraccionamiento" with a fairly large American population, so here, all the women are known as Mrs. Husbands Last Name, whether they are Mexican, American, French, Korean, whatever. I have no idea what the women's "real" last names are, as they probably don't know mine! Smile

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

MixtecaMike · Joined: 19 Nov 2003 Posts: 643 Location: Guatebad

MELEE · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 1:51 pm Post subject:

I have the opposite problem from Mike's wife and kids--I can't pronounce my own last name in a way that Spanish speakers can spell it! (It contains a rr)

jillford64 · Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 397 Location: Sin City

OK, so what if your situation is this:

I was married and divorced, but kept my married name (much easier to spell). My BS diploma has my maiden name, but my passport and TESL certifiate have my married name. After reading these posts, I've decided it would be prudent to bring my birth certificate and marriage certificate to be able to document my name change. I guess maybe the divorce decree too, just in case.

Does this seem like a good plan? Also, should I have all three documents apostilled?

Jill