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Keeping maiden name poses problems to married women
Ellen L. Slott reports on women who retain birth names after marriage, facing mixed reactions from family banks and creditors. Philadelphia and New Jersey women describe social pressures, while legal opinions confirm no law requires adopting a husband's name. Some banks adjust with dual naming. others default to the husband's name, prompting personal solutions.
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Ms. McQuinn
Pennsylvania
Barbara Rosenberg
Philadelphia
Camden
N.J
Public Defender’s Office
Barbara Brown
Women’s Law Project
Alex Capron
Bly
Janet Bly