Reply #15: Thanks for the clarification. [View All]

[SheilaT]

Would perhaps the best step be to go through a simple name change filing with your state?

Since I've never changed my name, I'm a bit vague as to what's involved. But I would think that for a same-gender couple, if one of them simply petitions the court for a name change, it ought to be fairly easy. I suppose I'm overlooking the hostility that so many have against same-gender couples, and so what seems to be to be simple and straightforward just isn't.