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Help someone. My grandson met a girl, changed his name to hers (not by deed poll) and got married in his new name. She has now run off with someone else and he is talking about a divorce. However his birth certificate is still in his old name. My question is 'is he legally married ?'
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Have you seen his marriage certificate? What name does it actually show? It may be that he is just calling himself by her name.
(I was asking about the country this happened in as here in Scotland you can call yourself any name you like as long is it's not for fraudulent purposes. We don't have Deed Poll here.)
(I was asking about the country this happened in as here in Scotland you can call yourself any name you like as long is it's not for fraudulent purposes. We don't have Deed Poll here.)
As with earlier answer it depends what documentation he used to marry. If the documentation was in any way fraudulent he is not married. The deed poll thing is a red herring in that anyone can call themselves anything they like. It is only when they enter into any form of contract that giving 'false information' becomes a problem.
black_cat, I think the issue is that tooj's grandson was already calling himself by his wife's name when they got married.
For example, say he was born John Smith, but decided to call himself John Jones (his future wife's surname) before they married. The question is if he married with paperwork as Smith or Jones, not that he called himself Jones after the wedding.
The issue isn't that he changed his name after the wedding, but before it.
For example, say he was born John Smith, but decided to call himself John Jones (his future wife's surname) before they married. The question is if he married with paperwork as Smith or Jones, not that he called himself Jones after the wedding.
The issue isn't that he changed his name after the wedding, but before it.