Now engaged to be married, Michelle Lin has been thinking a lot about last names. She hears about the unity and simplicity that comes with changing hers to her future husband's, but she doesn't want ...

Changing your name after marriage is a tradition in Western cultures that has persisted for thousands of years. Today, many ...

For one bride-to-be, changing her last name might leave her stuck with a title that’s more embarrassing than romantic.

Dear Liz: I use my first name, maiden name and married last name as my legal name. Just before we got married 46 years ago, I told my husband-to-be that I didn’t want to take his last name. I lost ...

Washington state plans to convert thousands of same-sex partners into married couples on June 30, if they haven’t gotten married on their own or dissolved their union by then. “All the domestic ...