<prompt> Human: Because of some family issues, my husband and I are wanting to change our last name to my the wifes surname. To do this, we will have to appeal to the county court. My question is: how will this name change affect how I do our taxes in the future? Once we submit to the Social Security office, there shouldnt be any issues, right? Any suggestions or recommendations? We havent started the process yet but we want to make sure we have all of our bases covered before we advance.  <response>: Your situation isnt really any different from the millions of women who change their last names to match new husbands each year, and it doesnt seem to cause any of them too much trouble. You should be fine. 