In Re Petition of Kruzel
Wisconsin Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, J.
This case presents the question of whether upon marriage a woman is required by law to assume the surname of her husband. We conclude that a woman upon marriage adopts the surname of her husband by thereafter customarily using that name, but no law requires that she do so. If she continues to use her antenuptial surname, her name is unchanged by the fact that marriage has occurred.
Kathleen Rose Harney married Joseph Michael Kruzel on July 81, 1971. She is an art teacher in the Milwaukee school system and was issued a teacher’s certificate under her birth-given surname. She was employed by the…
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