How to sign my married last name?

Question

I'm getting married in a few months and I'm taking my fiance's last name. When I write, I typically print my name. I haven't written in cursive in so long I dont even remember how write in cursive. So my question is, if I sign my first and last name (which will be my husbands) will it still be a legal signature if I print as oppose to signing it in cursive?

Answer 1

Alot of ducuments require signature (cursive) and print to verifiy spelling and your name. What you can do is develope a personal style in cursiv. with my husband's, he does william that only can make out the w and m and our last name that can only make out the h and the s lol. so he does it quick and simple. doesn't have to be letter to letter in cursive. a signiture is verifying that is your specific signature to verify it is "you". you know what I mean?



When a document requires signature, they mean...signature. Take some time to develope and write what you are comfortable at writing in any form of signature, just don't print. eventually, you will develop your own style.

Answer 2

I have seen some "legal" offices tell people that they will have to sign cursive and can't print. I saw this happen at the DMV not long ago. So you might want to come up with a way to sign it that looks cursive, even if it is pretty much illegible. Something that is your "mark" even if it's not necessarily your name!

Answer 3

I also was never taught cursive! Where I grew up, you're supposed to learn how to do this in grade 3, but my teacher supposedly started and never finished. I have problems with capital letters. ;o)



Anyway, you can sign your name however you want! It doesn't have to be handwritten/cursive just as long as you make sure to print it the exact same way every time. Or, you could make something up, like sign your first initial and last initial with a little scribble. Lots of people sign things like that.

Answer 4

My signature is combination of print and cursive. When using a signture try to make part of it unique. When I cross my T at the end I cross through the entire signature. Print and cursive signatures are all considered legal signatures.

Answer 5

If printing your maiden name now is how you "sign" all of your legal documents (i.e., applications, checks, ID, etc), then printing your married name would be equally acceptable....as long as you use this method exclusively and consistently.

Answer 6

Your question is very odd. You can sign your name any which way you want. I took my husband's last name, but I went from a short last name to a long one so my signature is very unique.

Answer 7

if printing is your signature - then print the last name - it is fine that way - it just needs to be the way that you are going to be writing all the time!

Answer 8

It will be legal as long as you sign your name the same every time and it matches your drivers license and other identification forms. On the other hand, it's a great time to learn something new.

Answer 9

Don't you ever have to sign anything? When you sign something you print??? How can you forget to write in cursive? Your signature should be something that cannot easily be forged and by printing it I am sure anyone could forge it. Learn to write cursive again and sign properly!

Answer 10

there's no such ingredient as a license after the ceremony. you want the license to get married thats it. for the period of a few christian non secular ceremonies (like mine) they have you ever signal in an attempt to placed it into the church information. that you'll signal with your married call, so a lengthy way as i'm worried it has no criminal bearings as some ceremonies do not actually have that. once you got your marriage certificate, I dont trust you signal some thing (you already signed once you gained the license). although, any criminal information want to be signed with your maiden call until eventually you alter your very last call with Social safe practices

Answer 11

Official documents have to be in cursive.

Answer 12

Yes it is acceptable, but try to do it with a little flair cuz this help to stop forgeries.

Answer 13

An "X" is a legal signature if that's what you always do. It doesn't matter.

Answer 14

just go to ssa office and let them know they will tell you to pick.. See my wife j m. Velasco that before we were married but then she put Velasco-Cochrane that how she put on S.S.N card and does it everything.. and that is good thing so when parents died and she have that proof of her family last name.. so wow. that was cool smiling...



hope this helps.

Answer 15

And you can keep your own name, too, and not have to change anything.

This is the 21st century, after all.

Answer 16

yes, it will be okay because it is still your signature.