My wife and I changed our last names in California when we got married. There are quite specific rules: The new name must be in the format {substring of origi

My wife and I changed our last names in California when we got married. There are quite specific rules: The new name must be in the format {substring of original name 1}{?-}{substring of original name 2}, or you have to go through the much more arduous and expensive full name change process (though you get a 2 for 1 discount).