Name Change Forms
Regardless
of why you change your name,you will need to notify the appropriate
agencies and take other steps to
make the name change legally meaningful.This also applies to women who
change their name as the result of marriage.
Information
About Changing Your Name
1. The
need for a Name Change may resultfrom marriage, divorce, adoption or simply
a desire to have another name.
2. Generally, (a) you cannot
change your name fora fraudulent purpose, such as avoiding debts, (b) other
people's rightscannot be affected such as famous people, (c) use of a curse
word as aname would not be recommended, and (d) when a minor is involved,
the courtlooks to the best interest of the minor.
3. Means of changing
your name generally include (a)Usage, (b) Court Order and (c) Marriage.
a) Usage-
In some states using a name as your own has the affect of making it yourname.
b) CourtOrder
- A Court order is recommended to change your name and is requiredby some
states.
c) Marriage- A
marriage certificate serves as proof of name change.
4. After you have
changed your name you may need tochange records including: (a) Social Security
Card, (b) Drivers License,(c) Passport, (d) Post Office, (e) IRS, (f) Voter
Registration, (g) Banks,(h) Credit Cards, (i) Doctors (j) Insurance Companies,
(k) State Tax Authority,(l) Clubs, (m) Memberships, (n) Employer and (o)
Retirement plans. You will also need to consider changing your (a) Will,
(b) Health CareProxy, (c) Living Will, (d) Trust, (e) Power of Attorney
and (f) Contracts.
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