ine ▁law ▁does ▁not ▁require ▁a ▁woman ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁surname ▁at ▁marriage . ▁This ▁is ▁commonly ▁done ▁for ▁professional ▁reasons , ▁as ▁a ▁woman ▁may ▁want ▁to ▁retain ▁her ▁name ▁among ▁her ▁business ▁contacts ▁or ▁audience . ▁ ▁The ▁Civil ▁Code ▁also ▁states ▁that ▁children ▁as ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁marriage ▁will ▁take ▁the ▁mother ' s ▁middle ▁name ▁( ma iden ▁surname ) ▁and ▁the ▁father ' s ▁surname . ▁To ▁illustrate ▁this , ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁a ▁married ▁couple ▁named ▁Maria ▁Jose fa ▁L ope z ▁Ma ñ ego - Lu ans ing ▁and ▁Juan ▁Cand ido ▁Lu ans ing ▁will ▁take ▁the ▁middle ▁name ▁Ma ñ ego ▁and ▁the ▁surname ▁Lu ans ing , ▁so , ▁one ▁daughter ▁with ▁a ▁given ▁name ▁of ▁Jul iana ▁will ▁be ▁named ▁Jul iana ▁Ma ñ ego ▁Lu ans ing . ▁ ▁Mar ried ▁women ▁in ▁professional ▁circles ▁( e . g . ▁Gl oria ▁Mac ap ag al - Ar roy o , ▁Kor ina ▁San chez - R ox as , ▁Vil ma ▁Santos - Rect o ) ▁typically ▁join ▁their ▁ma iden ▁and ▁married ▁s urn ames ▁in ▁both ▁professional ▁and ▁legal ▁use ▁( e . g . ▁Maria ▁Isabel la ▁Fl ores ▁Gar cia - Dim ac ul ang an / Ma . ▁Isabel la ▁F . ▁Gar cia - Dim ac ul ang an ). ▁This ▁allows ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁identified ▁as ▁married , ▁and ▁keep ▁track ▁of ▁their ▁professional ▁achiev ements ▁without ▁being ▁confused