7 , ▁Michael ▁Bud ay ▁and ▁D iana ▁Bij on ▁en list ed ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union ▁and ▁file d ▁a ▁disc rim ination ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁California . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁A CL U , ▁the ▁obst acles ▁facing ▁a ▁husband ▁who ▁wishes ▁to ▁adopt ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁last ▁name ▁viol ated ▁the ▁equal ▁protection ▁clause ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Am end ment ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁law suit , ▁only ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁Hawai i , ▁Iowa , ▁Massachusetts , ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁explicitly ▁allowed ▁a ▁man ▁to ▁change ▁his ▁name ▁through ▁marriage ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁ease ▁as ▁a ▁woman . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁law suit , ▁the ▁Name ▁Equ ality ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁was ▁passed ▁to ▁allow ▁either ▁sp ouse ▁to ▁change ▁their ▁name , ▁using ▁their ▁marriage ▁license ▁as ▁the ▁means ▁of ▁the ▁change ; ▁the ▁law ▁took ▁effect ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Florida ▁resident ▁Laz aro ▁Din h ▁had ▁his ▁lic ence ▁rev oked ▁by ▁the ▁Florida ▁Department ▁of ▁Motor ▁Ve h icles ▁for ▁adopt ing ▁his ▁wife ▁Han h ▁Din h ' s ▁surname . ▁Sub sequently , ▁the ▁lic ence ▁was ▁restored ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁acknowled ged ▁their ▁error . ▁ ▁Fem in ism ▁and ▁pres erving ▁one ' s ▁personal ▁name ▁ ▁( Also ▁see ▁" Ret ain ▁the