A Married Woman’s Surname: Is Custom Law?

Authors

Julia C. Lamber, Indiana University

Publication Title

Washington University Law Quarterly

Abstract

Although I first examine the history of surnames, the focus of this Article is an inquiry into two questions which the courts must resolve: First, under the common law can women retain their pre-marriage names during marriage; and secondly, if not, is the imposition of the husband’s name on his wife constitutional?

Recommended Citation

Julia C. Lamber, A Married Woman’s Surname: Is Custom Law?, 1973 Wash. U. L. Q. 779 (1973).
Available at: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_lawreview/vol1973/iss4/2