I know it is culturally unthinkable in Africa and most culture around the world for man to adopt his wife's surname after marriage. Though, we have seen merger of names in Nigeria, especially where the wife had a surname that rings bell in the society, she combine her husband's surname with that of hers.
However, in this modern time, if one decides to negate the cultural beliefs and then decided to adopt his wife's surname for some reasons best known to him, what could be the legal implications? Let's discuss practically.

This can never happen in Africa especially in a country like Nigeria.

What legal implication?

Nothing apart from swearing affidavit of change of name for the attention of necessary authorities .

This is funny.
Anyways, whether wife or husband name, I choose to retain my own surname rather than take someone else's own

qbd2:
This is funny.
Anyways, whether wife or husband name, I choose to retain my own surname rather than take someone else's own

the two shall join together and shall become one! One love, one body, one family, one surname, one church...

Why on earth would you want to adopt your wife's surname

Cutehector:
the two shall join together and shall become one! One love, one body, one family, one surname, one church...

Ur theory. Btw, @ one body- no two matter can occupy the same space.

qbd2:

Ur theory. Btw, @ one body- no two matter can occupy the same space.

chai.. My sister, its well wit ur brain.

bellong:
What legal implication?

Nothing apart from swearing affidavit of change of name for the attention of necessary authorities .

More like it.

Nigerians will think you are the wife...................

Legal implications Ke?

There's none.
Only the inconvenience.
Some of their protocols are just unnecessarily too long.

Madness at last

Wealthyone:
This can never happen in Africa especially in a country like Nigeria.

Why do u think it can't happen?

Cutehector:
the two shall join together and shall become one! One love, one body, one family, one surname, one church...

so how does the surname affect 2 becoming one. There are many women who keep their surname especially those that have a customary marriage and not a civil one, does it mean they haven't become one with their husband?

Moana:
so how does the surname affect 2 becoming one. There are many women who keep their surname especially those that have a customary marriage and not a civil one, does it mean they haven't become one with their husband?

yea its because they ddnt wed in the church. i cant marry a woman who will still keep her surname. if she doesnt wana drop it den their is no marriage.

Cutehector:
yea its because they ddnt wed in the church. i cant marry a woman who will still keep her surname. if she doesnt wana drop it den their is no marriage.

you didn't answer me, so does mean that they have not become one simply because they became husband and wife by way of a traditional/customary marriage?
Last time I checked a customary marriage still creates the same union whether there is a change of surname or not

Moana:
you didn't answer me, so does mean that they have not become one simply because they became husband and wife by way of a traditional/customary marriage?
Last time I checked a customary marriage still creates the same union whether there is a change of surname or not

alryt leme giv u my opinion on that. that is their business.. am speaking for myself only. i wont condone such, if u cant answer my surname, den u berra go get married to your father! period

Cutehector:
alryt leme giv u my opinion on that. that is their business.. am speaking for myself only. i wont condone such, if u cant answer my surname, den u berra go get married to your father! period

still not answering the question

Moana:
still not answering the question

alright please re-iterate your question again.

Cutehector:
alright please re-iterate your question again.

so those who get married according to African traditions don't become one because the wife doesn't change her surname? To me it sounds like you are implying that customary marriage doesn't count for anything (since the woman doesn't change her surname) rather a westernised idea of marriage does

Moana:
so those who get married according to African traditions don't become one because the wife doesn't change her surname? To me it sounds like you are implying that customary marriage doesn't count for anything (since the woman doesn't change her surname) rather a westernised idea of marriage does

lool she has changed it from court marraige to traditional marriage. alright. trick question. now leme answer u straight up

lets look bak at the days of old. i want to believ our ancestors got married by traditional means befor the advent of white marriage. the brides did change their surnames to that of their husbands.. do u want to doubt that too?

i imply that customary marriage counts alot..thats why its customary, something from the roots.. its very necessary but not cumpolsory.

its just that things have change alot through the ages and certain trends have sprang up. wives no longer answer their husband surnames due to what we call pre-nuptial agreement. i wonder where dat emanated from tho.. i think it makes marriage look more like a contract instead of a bond.

Cutehector:
lool she has changed it from court marraige to traditional marriage. alright. trick question. now leme answer u straight up

I said customary marriage which is a traditional marriage, I never mentioned any court wedding.

lets look bak at the days of old. i want to believ our ancestors got married by traditional means befor the advent of white marriage. the brides did change their surnames to that of their husbands.. do u want to doubt that too?

you already said they don't before now you want to claim that they do?

i imply that customary marriage counts alot..thats why its customary, something from the roots.. its very necessary but not cumpolsory. [ /quote] but a western idea of marriage is compulsory to you?

[quote] its just that things have change alot through the ages and certain trends have sprang up. wives no longer answer their husband surnames due to what we call pre-nuptial agreement. i wonder where dat emanated from tho.. i think it makes marriage look more like a contract instead of a bond.

this is incorrect a woman married without a pre-nup can still keep her surname, changing a surname is a choice it has nothing to do with marrying in community of property or out of community of property(inclusive of a prenup)

Moana:
I said customary marriage which is a traditional marriage, I never mentioned any court wedding.

you already said they don't before now you want to claim that they do?

i imply that customary marriage counts alot..thats why its customary, something from the roots.. its very necessary but not cumpolsory.

its just that things have change alot through the ages and certain trends have sprang up. wives no longer answer their husband surnames due to what we call pre-nuptial agreement. i wonder where dat emanated from tho.. i think it makes marriage look more like a contract instead of a bond.

lol moana leav me alone jor . u can argue too much..alright u win...

None that I know of.

There are actually no legal implications of adopting a wife's surname...or even a husband's.

The surname change is a cultural thing, if has no tint of legality or otherwise in it. This is the reason why after divorce, one cannot force an ex-husband, or ex-wife to 'give' them back their surname.

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Except they have used juju on the man, if not, no sane man will answer wify surname.....