Change Share Name In Queens
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In most cases, you must file a petition with your local court to change your name. To do so, you may need to file paperwork and appear before a judge to complete the process. Find your local government website and contact your circuit court to get information about how you can legally change your name.
Court order In most cases, you must file a petition with your local court to change your name. To do so, you may need to file paperwork and appear before a judge to complete the process. Find your local government website and contact your circuit court to get information about how you can legally change your name.
Under the common law a person may change his or her name at will so long as there is no fraud, misrepresentation or interference with the rights of others (Smith v. United States Cas. Co., 197 N.Y. 420, 428-429; Matter of Wing, 4 Misc 2d 840).
To ask the Court to change your name or your child's name, you need to give the Court the following: court papers asking for the change, this includes: Name Change Petition and Proposed Order. The petition must be filled out and signed in front of a Notary Public. You may need additional forms to change a child's name.
How Long Will a Name Change Take? StateTime to Complete NV 60 days NY 4-6 weeks OH 4-6 weeks OK 2-8 weeks47 more rows
You can legally change your name by filing papers in court. If a judge agrees, they will give you a court order that states your new legal name. You need this order to change your name on identity documents, like your driver's license, passport, or social security card.
You can choose to change your middle name and last name when you marry by putting the new name on the marriage license application. You can't change your first name by marriage. The new middle and last names are officially yours when the marriage ceremony is completed.
