The first step in changing your name after your divorce is filling out the official application- the AOC-SP-600 form- for resuming your former name. You can either download this form from the Internet or obtain it from the civil division in the Wake County Courthouse by asking the Clerk of Court for a copy.
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The surname of the child shall be the same as that of the husband, except that upon agreement of the husband and mother, or upon agreement of the mother and father if paternity has been otherwise determined, any surname may be chosen.
Once the deed is signed, notarized, and properly drafted, the attorney should record the deed in every registry in which the property sits. If a property is in both Johnston and Wilson Counties for example, the attorney should record two deeds.
The packet available in the SelfServe Center allows a party to petition the court to legally change the name of a minor under the age of 16 on their birth certificate. ATTENTION: You may use these forms to change the name of a minor if both parents are giving consent to the name change.
After a person is married, all they need is a certified copy of his/her marriage license to legally change his/her name on things such as driver's license, social security card and passport.
AND, you're allowed to retake your Maiden Name even if you are still married and have no plans to divorce through a new Name Change Petition.
“Your marriage certificate doesn't expire, so you can actually wait as long as you'd like before starting the name change process after you get married,” Christensen says. “The best time to start the name change process is after you return from any scheduled travel in your given name.”
Go to the County Clerk's Office and ask to see your file. There should be a "file stamp" by the judge's signature. This is known as the entry information. Ask the Clerk to give you a copy of the entered order, but don't get it certified at this time!