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Originally posted by dtb
I do not have the same last name as my husband and children (it is just the way the Spanish-speaking world rolls - by and large).
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I always liked the Spanish surname rules. Seemed to make a lot of sense - everyone keeps their own name, more or less, and the kids share names with both parents, more or less. Only benefit I've been able to see to anyone changing their name on marriage is that, if everyone has the same last name, it is easier to tell they go together. Spanish system mostly solves that problem without giving those with a melodramatic bent the excuse to go on about the theft of their identity.
