diff --git a/edivorce/apps/core/templates/partials/optional.html b/edivorce/apps/core/templates/partials/optional.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88af3281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/edivorce/apps/core/templates/partials/optional.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<span class="optional">Optional</span>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/edivorce/apps/core/templates/question/02_claimant.html b/edivorce/apps/core/templates/question/02_claimant.html
index d1ab2e6d..a83227d2 100644
--- a/edivorce/apps/core/templates/question/02_claimant.html
+++ b/edivorce/apps/core/templates/question/02_claimant.html
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="question-well">
-    <h3>What was your last name when you were born?</h3>
+    <h3>What was your last name when you were born?{% include 'partials/optional.html' %}</h3>
     <span class="form-group">
         <div>{% input_field type="text" name="last_name_born_you" class="form-block input-wide response-textbox name" %}</div>
     </span>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="question-well">
-    <h3>What was your last name immediately before you were married?</h3>
+    <h3>What was your last name immediately before you were married?{% include 'partials/optional.html' %}</h3>
     <span class="form-group">
         {% input_field type="text" name="last_name_before_married_you" class="form-block input-wide response-textbox name" %}
     </span>
diff --git a/edivorce/apps/core/templates/question/03_respondent.html b/edivorce/apps/core/templates/question/03_respondent.html
index 5bff2c23..0d90132a 100644
--- a/edivorce/apps/core/templates/question/03_respondent.html
+++ b/edivorce/apps/core/templates/question/03_respondent.html
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="question-well">
-    <h3>What was their last name when they were born?</h3>
+    <h3>What was their last name when they were born?{% include "partials/optional.html" %}</h3>
     <span class="form-group">
         {% input_field type="text" name="last_name_born_spouse" class="form-block input-wide response-textbox name" %}
     </span>
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="question-well">
-    <h3>What was their last name immediately before you were married?</h3>
+    <h3>What was their last name immediately before you were married?{% include "partials/optional.html" %}</h3>
     <span class="form-group">
         {% input_field type="text" name="last_name_before_married_spouse" class="form-block input-wide response-textbox name" %}
     </span>
diff --git a/edivorce/apps/core/templates/question/04_marriage.html b/edivorce/apps/core/templates/question/04_marriage.html
index f9e9f73d..fa7f61ec 100644
--- a/edivorce/apps/core/templates/question/04_marriage.html
+++ b/edivorce/apps/core/templates/question/04_marriage.html
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     <p>Enter the location as it appears on the marriage certificate (e.g. city, province or state and country)</p>
     <p>City{% if where_were_you_married_city_error %}{% include 'partials/required.html' %}{% endif %}</p>
     {% input_field type="text" name="where_were_you_married_city" class="form-block input-wide response-textbox" %}
-    <p>Prov/State (optional)</p>
+    <p>Prov/State{% include "partials/optional.html" %}</p>
     {% input_field type="text" name="where_were_you_married_prov" class="form-block input-narrow response-textbox" %}
     <p>Country{% if where_were_you_married_country_error or where_were_you_married_other_country_error %}{% include 'partials/required.html' %}{% endif %}</p>