Lawyer answers: Can one spouse demand that the other change their surname after divorce?
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- Divorce disputes in Lithuania can include disagreements over whether a former spouse may keep a married surname.
Divorce disputes are not limited to children, property or maintenance. Former spouses can also disagree over a surname, with one demanding that the other give it up after the marriage ends.
The issue can be especially sensitive when the surname has become part of a personโs professional and personal identity. It may also be the same surname used by the coupleโs children.
Eglฤ ล iugลพdinytฤ, a board member of the Lithuanian Young Lawyers Association, legal assistant and mediator, explains whether one spouse can decide which surname the other must choose after divorce.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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