Name Change Legal Questions and Answers
Is it legal to have a name change with the original and new name or just an alias?
Is it legal to have a name change with the original and new name or just an alias?
03/06/2009 | Category: Name Change | State: New York | #15463Is it legal to use my middle name on legal documents since it is what I have always used?
I have been going by my middle name (Maya) rather than my given name (Christine) for many years now. To what extent may I state my middle name as my given name on identity documents such as passports, driver licenses, social security cards, etc. or official documents? I am also getting married in November, and therefore changing my last name from Sellon to Arends. I thought th...
03/06/2009 | Category: Name Change | State: Washington | #15462What is the process to have my name changed if I am a widow taking back my maiden name?
I am a widow, and I would like to change my married name back to my maiden name, what is the process for me to do that? I don't understand why I have to pay to change my name when all I have to show my husband is deceased, and I no longer am married. Does not make sense to me. My SS card shows my middle name as my maiden name, and all I want to do is drop my married
03/04/2009 | Category: Name Change | State: California | #15430Is Parental Notification or Approval Required for Name Change of Minor?
I have two minor children ages 14 and 17 who have no relationship with their father. I would like to change their last name to my maiden name. Would I have to notify their fathers or can I do it without their approval? How does this work?
02/11/2009 | Category: Name Change | State: New York | #15229How do I get my name legally changed back to my birth name?
I AM A CDL DRIVER. WHEN I WAS A CHILD MY MOTHER CHANGED MY NAME THROUGH THE COURTS TO MY STEP FATHERS NAME. WHEN I BECAME AN ADULT BEFORE SEPTEMBER 11 I TOOK MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND CHANGED MY NAME BACK TO MY BIRTH NAME. NOW MY COMPANY IS STATING THAT I NEED TO LEGALLY CHANGE MY NAME TO MY CURRENT NAME. IS THAT NEC...
02/06/2009 | Category: Name Change | State: Virginia | #15180How do I change my name back to my birth name if my mother never legally changed it in 1947?
I was born in 1944. My birth Certificate has my birth name. When my mother re-married in 1947 she never changed my last name legally but gave me my step-father's last name. I have been known by that last name since. I want to go back to my birth name on my birth certificate. How do I do that?
01/31/2009 | Category: Name Change | State: California | #15114Can I complete paperwork to have my godson's name changed to mine as he as requested?
I'm writing to you in behalf of my best friend whose son is going to be 16 years old this coming November. Her son, which is my godson, wants to change his last name because his father was never around. The birth certificate does not have his father's name because his father and my best friend had an agreement that once she became pregnant he would have no obligation to the chi...
01/18/2009 | Category: Name Change | State: New York | #15022What are the requirements to change my name to my husband's last name?
I was married in 2002 in Michigan and now live in New York City. After 6 years, I now want to change my last name to my husband's family name. In New York State, do I need to obtain a legal court document or can I just change my name according to usage, i.e. change my name in all of my documentation? In this case, how do I go about legally changing my name?
01/16/2009 | Category: Name Change | State: New York | #15012If my son changes his last name will that effect the order for child support?
My son would like to include my maiden name in with his father's last name. His father is an absentee parent and my father is pretty much whom he considers his 'father'. How will that affect the custody agreement? The biological father lives in Louisiana and we live in New Jersey. He chooses not to see his son or to be in his life other than the occasional e-mail and has never ...
01/14/2009 | Category: Name Change | State: New Jersey | #14991When my son was born he took my unmarried last name, but paternity was established.
When my son was born he took my unmarried last name, but paternity was established with his biological father and I received full custody. His biological father disappeared before he was one. Now nine years later I am married to another man and would like to change my sons name to my new last name. Can I do this is in Family Court or do I have to go to Civil/ Supreme court? His...
01/06/2009 | Category: Name Change | State: New York | #14927