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JOHANNESBURG - Home Affairs will soon make it compulsory for marriage officers to ask married women whether or not they want a surname change.
The department was recently challenged after a married woman had her maiden name changed without her consent.
The law gives married women three options: Keeping their maiden name, opting for a double-barrel surname or taking their husband’s surname.
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