This could be described as a sexist tradition, based upon the belief that men are more important than women. In the present world, women do not HAVE to change their last names when they marry, and many prefer not to do so.
yes. i know a few that changed both their first and last names.
you really don't
Legal documents should be completed with one's legal name. If she has not legally changed her name, she would use her birth name.
If you're in the US, yes, she does.
She will need her legal name on the license. And she may have to show proof and ID.
He changed his name to Hitler, before that his last name was Schicklgruber.
She kept her last name after marriage.
Woman's last name prior to marriage when she takes husband's last name.
Yes
It's like a mother's maiden name. It's the name your father had before he got married to your mother, especially in the context of he having changed his name instead of her. The term is gender neutral and it is as common that the male party to one marriage changes his last name as a female party does in another marriage.
A copy of your marriage certificate should be enough to document the name change.
Austin Scarlett's real name is Austin Scarlett (no joke). His mother is Debra Scarlett (by marriage), but after divorce, changed her name back to her maiden name. Austin has 2 sisters with the same last name.