Alexander “Dr. Smile” celebrates years of trying to add his wife's name to his name.
It is normal for a woman to automatically take her husband's surname after marriage, but it is difficult for a man to take his wife's surname.
The famous dentist said on social media that he had succeeded in legally acquiring his wife's name.
“This is the story. South Africa's government system, and probably her 95% of the world's government systems, automatically give the wife her husband's surname after marriage, or are allowed to change or double barrel and combine both surnames. But that's not the case.Husband, the system doesn't “allow” it and it's not supposed that the husband wants to change his environment “Men don't do that.”.
that she can sign It was not possible for me to change the marriage certificate, so on the day of our marriage, she took on a new surname while I still remained Lawani (an unequal outdated regression based on patriarchy 99 years). Because it's a system)…
After going to the Home Office several times, Anyway was told: “Husbands don't change their surnames to their wives' surnames. We don't do that.” Then a lot of paperwork was submitted, documents got “lost,” and PTA headquarters received a million emails. Ta. I now have a new last name.
Small steps to change the system, small steps to help future generations challenge unacceptable norms, small steps towards gender equality.
From now on, please call me Alexander Faizi Abedian Rafani,” he wrote.
