On 2021-04-27 10:21 a.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:45:12 -0400, Boron Elgar wrote:
>
>> I did not change my last name at the marriage, either.
>
> It's just extra useless paperwork.
>
> It's extra useless paperwork to change a driver's permit, health card, an
> extra form to do on both the federal & provincial taxes. Also accounts at
> your banks, &c. I'm not sure if it makes paperwork easier for your
> heirs / executors.
>

In Quebec women maintain their maiden names. It is only in rare cases
they are allowed to assume their husband's surname. Curiously, one of
those cases was Karla Homolka.