Taking Your Wife's Name

A man in Los Angeles is petitioning a federal judge so that he can take his wife's name. His father has not been much of a figure in his life and his new father-in-law has. Also, it's the only way to preserve the family name from his wife's side. This article states, "A woman can choose her husband's name or her maiden name on a California marriage-license form after the couple pays a county application fee that ranges from $50 to $97. California and 43 other states provide no place on a marriage-license application for the groom to choose the bride's surname. What do you think? Should this be a special form scenario or is this something that should be on a standard application? We would love to hear from you if you are a husband who took your wife's name.