| Don't waste your money on expensive attorney | | | | changing and not many legal form databases |
| paralegal fees to get your name change filed. | | | | can keep pace. |
| Legally changing your name is a very simple | | | | |
| process to undergo. But there are a few | | | | 3. Once you're at the website, select your |
| reasons you CAN NOT change your name for. | | | | state, the necessary forms you need are in |
| | | | one single kit. These forms include |
| 1- fraudulent purposes | | | | instructions in case you have trouble filling |
| | | | out the form. |
| 2- renameing yourself to a trademarked name. | | | | |
| | | | 4. Fill out your forms and file them at the |
| 3- To have numbers in your name ie. 911 | | | | appropriate court you learned about in step |
| | | | 1. Make a photocopy too for your personal |
| 4- To be called "Violent" or "naughty" words | | | | reference. |
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| Also minors can not change their name unless | | | | 5. Once your forms have been reviewed by a |
| you have a court decision. | | | | judge, they will either be approved |
| | | | immediately, or a court hearing will be |
| The process of changing your name does | | | | requested by the judge. A hearing is usually |
| involve filing out a one or two page form and | | | | requested when one of the reasons you can not |
| submitting it to the appropriate court, but | | | | change your name for is in question. |
| If thousands of women can do it daily when | | | | |
| they tie the knot then why can't you. | | | | 6. After your name change forms have been |
| | | | signed off, you have to pick up your forms, |
| This is how to legally change your name. | | | | or the clerk might be nice enough to mail |
| | | | them to you. |
| 1. Contact your county court or local | | | | |
| courthouse and ask them which court oversees | | | | 7. Then you must take out an advertisement in |
| name change processes. It will either be | | | | the newspaper the court specified. |
| cival, superior, or probate court. | | | | |
| | | | 8. The authorities will take note of your new |
| 2. Now that you know where to file your | | | | identity once the newspaper has run the ad |
| forms, your going to need to download a a | | | | and they will send you an affidavit. You must |
| name change form(s). I recommend Legal Forms | | | | return this affidavit to the court clerk. |
| Database (see website below)for the best | | | | |
| price of current up-to-date forms. Which is | | | | 9. And Finally, the court will send you an |
| important because Ive gotten old forms that | | | | "Order Granting Change of Name". This is your |
| my court would not file! The laws are always | | | | new ID. |