Name Change
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If you would like to change your name, you may do so, and without the help of attorney. Read this article to learn how.
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Changing your name is a relatively simple procedure that can usually be done without a lawyer. Just about anyone can change his or her name, for any good reason.
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Question: Hi, I was wondering if somebody could tell me what the processes for removing a father off of my three-year-old daughter’s birth certificate and changing her name? He is her biological father, however a year and a half ago we moved to a different state and he has not bothered to have any contact with her for over a year And of course has never paid child support. I’d like to take him off of her birth certificate and change her name to my name instead. Thank you for your advice!
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Question: My Birth Certificate reads Kitrina and I have been writing as Katrina since high school. Everything I own is in Katrina, Driver's Lic, Soc Sec card, Bank Account, Home ownership. With the new Driver's Lic requirements my Birth Cert. would not make it possible any longer to have it Katrina they will only issue with Kitrina. Do I have to do a legal name change?
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Question: MY NAME WAS ENTERED INCORRECTLY ON MY BC CAN IT BE CORRECTED WITH OUT ALL THE COURT PAPERS? THEY PUT PART OF MY FIRST NAME AS MY MIDDLE NAME BUT I DO NOT HAVE A MIDDLE NAME JUST A FIRST AND LAST.
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Question: named changed when a child. different from birth name. no paperwork done. need birth name changed to current name in order to fly. Thank you
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Question: I have been legally married for 3 years, and have decided to take on my husband's last name. Do I still need to go through this process and court hearing? Or is there another route that can be taken?
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