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in professional settings. She is a research
psychologist who has published in several
journals under her maiden name. When
applying for new jobs, that old moniker
made it easy for employers to see her cre-
dentials. “Many of my women friends are also in
academic settings, where your name is
really important,” she said.

However, some couples have decided to
change both their last names, forging a new
identity for future generations.

Josh and Rachael Silverbauer both legally
changed their original last names and
opted for a new last name that combined
Josh’s last name Schwartz-Neubauer and
Rachael’s last name Silverstein.

“It was more symbolic of our relation-
ship to create something that binds the two of
us together and create kind of a new generation
together,” Josh Silverbauer said.

The couple wanted to make sure they kept
parts of their original last names as an homage to
their respective family histories.

Now with a young child with the last name
Silverbauer, the couple feels a sense of pride in
their new tradition.

before the couple got married so that Rachael
would be able to go through the expedited
process of taking what was technically her
husband’s last name after the wedding.

Over eight to 10 months, Josh Silverbauer
made multiple court appearances in front
of a judge, published his new name in jour-
nals and newspapers and paid more than
$2,000 for the name change.

Danielle Abrams, who is in the process
of changing her name from Danielle Brief,
had a similar story. She and her husband,
originally Jonah Adams, decided on the
joint last name Abrams to honor Jonah’s
grandfather, who changed his name from
Abrams to Adams to assimilate into his new
home country of England.

With both of them undergoing a name
change after their wedding, the process is twice
as challenging. They’ve been undergoing the
legal process for more than a year, but the fi ght
for a new last name has, in some ways, brought
the couple closer.

“It is nice to kind of be frustrated together,”
Danielle Abrams said. JE
" It was more symbolic
of our relationship to
create something that
binds the two of us
together ..."
JOSH SILVERBAUER
“It’s exciting for him to one day understand the
story of that, like, ‘My name came from two peo-
ple that love each other, wanting to start some-
thing new,’” Rachael Silverbauer said.

Though the choice to create a new last name
was obvious, the execution was more diffi cult.

Legal name changes require time, money and
even some strategy.

Josh Silverbauer decided to change his name
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