Mississippi Man Allowed to Take Wife's Last Name
But the ACLU had to get involved
A Mississippi man has taken his wife's last name after the ACLU complained he was told by state officials that he would need a court order to do so because it was not traditional.
Robert Everhart, 28, of Pascagoula, born Robert McCarthy, changed his last name on his driver's license Wednesday by using his marriage certificate, as many women do in taking their husband's last name.
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So the state officials didn't know the state law or something?