Better late than never - divorce and name changes - x-posted.

Hi DC,

I think I am a little further along than you by the sound of it as we have Decree Nisi and just waiting for the financial bumpf to go through the courts and the my sol will apply for decree absolute. So can't help with the first bit!

I can help with the name bit though. I have been using my maiden name since I moved house (end of May) so all my bills are in that name. However, my solicitor tells me it is not until I have the final divorce papers that I can apply to have my bank account/driving licence changed (i never changed my passport to my married name, I must have never felt secure enough to do it....at least it has saved me £60 odd quid!)

Hope you are well anyway, did you hear about the internal job you had an intervew for?

You can always change your name by deed poll. I used these people who were very helpful and it was quick and easy.

Adding link might be useful! https://www.deedpoll.org.uk/

Also, I didn't use them after divorce but I don't think the reason makes any difference.

Thanks both. I don't think I need to deed poll as my maiden name is still a legal name for me - imagine if I had never changed in response to getting married for e.g.

TT - I didn't get the job but they said if I do another job first for 6m-1yr then I should be good to get the one I want so not all bad. Congrats on your decree nisi - wish I had pressed on with the divorce ages ago - I have had draft papers sitting on my kitchen side for about 7 months!

I applied for my divorce in December. The final paperwork (signed and agreed) was done in Feburary. We were divorced on the 8th June 2008. Although actually it was the 7th but I didnt get the paperwork/certificate until then. The first thing I did was change my bank account details.

I never changed my passport either so that wasn't a problem for me (infact I opened a new bank account with a different bank using my passport in my maiden name before I was divorced).

Hope it goes smoothly.