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Author: MultiUn
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English[en]
ew Civil Code of the Philippines, as amended, states “A married woman may use: Her maiden first name and surname and add her husband's surname; Her maiden first name and her husband's surname, or; Her husband's full name, but prefixing a word indicating that she is his wife, such as “Mrs.” This right was articulated in an opinion of the Secretary of Justice rendered on # pril # based on a query by a married civil servant seeking to revert to the use of her maiden name through the execution of an affidavit
Spanish[es]
Este derecho lo expresó claramente el Secretario de Justicia el # de abril de # al opinar sobre una cuestión planteada por una funcionaria casada que quería volver a utilizar su nombre de soltera mediante declaración jurada