Originally Posted by
psychtobe
I think that's what he means. There are two costs to this: one, the financial cost of a legal name change and two, the psychological cost to the child of being called one thing for 10 months then something different after that.
On the other hand... what happens to a travel reservation made under a name, when the name is legally changed to something else before travel? Surely NW would be obligated to update the reservation without charge? I'm thinking of all the people out there who change their names following a divorce or separation, etc. This isn't an enitrely unusual situation.
The name is left as booked and you bring your legal documents such as divorce papers or marriage certs along with ID or Passport to support the name mismatch...All that is req'd is legal proof of ID and divorce papers are legal for that purpose...