No, you certainly don't. You can change back to your maiden name. As one person notes:
my auntie has children and her name is back to what it was before she got married!
You keep the kids. They stay with you and will always be your son/daughter
Madonna does not use her surname. She was never known as "Madonna Ritchie", but she was still known as simply "Madonna".
Cortez is the Spy Kids' surname.
The Final Divorce Decree in esense nulls the Marriage License, so it does not need to be kept any longer than one feels necessary. In the divorce documents the fact is made that the union between the married couple is to be dissolved, so unless you want to keep it for nostalgic reasons, then it's ok to discard it. If there are kids involved in this divorce, they may wish to keep it for some reason.
Don't Divorce Me Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce - 2012 TV was released on: USA: 20 September 2012
No kids should not be allowed to divorce parents. They should be allowed to make them up. Divorce is a big decision and i not taken by children.
Divorce hurts kids to see their parents fighting. They often feel like running away.
Yes, it is injust to keep someone who doesn't want to be married with someone they don't love.
All divorces are bad for kids
Yes. A woman can continue to use her married name after a divorce or she can resume her former name. It's up to her.
My parenta are divorced and our time is split up equally. Arrange for a permenent schedule to be set with your lawyers until the divorce is final and then if there is another one needed you can proceed providing one. Don't argue in front of your kids especially when you and your ex have conflicts over them becaue the kids may start to blame themselves:( Best of Luck. If I've learned anything, it's stay strong!
Child visitation should have been taken care of in the divorce decree. If the ex wife is violating a divorce decree inform her that she is in violation of a judge's legal order. She can get jail time for that.