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    A married woman in the Philippines has the option but not a duty to use her husband's surname. She can choose to use her maiden name, a combination of names, or her husband's surname. However, once she opts to use her husband's surname on her passport, she cannot go back to using her maiden name except in cases of her husband's death, divorce, annulment, or a nullified marriage. The severance of the marriage through one of these means is the only basis for a married woman to revert to using her maiden name.

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    A married woman in the Philippines has the option but not a duty to use her husband's surname. She can choose to use her maiden name, a combination of names, or her husband's surname. However, once she opts to use her husband's surname on her passport, she cannot go back to using her maiden name except in cases of her husband's death, divorce, annulment, or a nullified marriage. The severance of the marriage through one of these means is the only basis for a married woman to revert to using her maiden name.

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    Is A Woman Required To Use The Surname of Her Husband Upon Marriage

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    Eunice Villacacan
    A married woman in the Philippines has the option but not a duty to use her husband's surname. She can choose to use her maiden name, a combination of names, or her husband's surname. However, once she opts to use her husband's surname on her passport, she cannot go back to using her maiden name except in cases of her husband's death, divorce, annulment, or a nullified marriage. The severance of the marriage through one of these means is the only basis for a married woman to revert to using her maiden name.

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    A married woman has an option, but not a duty, to use the surname of her husband in any of

    the ways provided by Article 370 of the Civil Code. She is therefore allowed to use not only any of
    the three names provided in Article 370, but also her maiden name upon marriage.⠀
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    She is not prohibited from continuously using her maiden name once she is married because when a
    woman marries, she does not change her name but only her civil status...⠀
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    However, once a married woman opted to adopt her husband’s surname in her passport, she may not
    revert to the use of her maiden name, except in the cases enumerated in Section 5(d) of RA 8239.
    These instances are: (1) death of husband, (2) divorce, (3) annulment, or (4) nullity of marriage. ...
    Otherwise stated, a married woman's reversion to the use of her maiden name must be based only on
    the severance of the marriage. (Remo v. Secretary of Foreign Affairs, G.R. No. 169202, March 5,
    2010)

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