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Once you get your permission to publish (NC-120) go to the Newspaper that you chose to publish your name change and pay the required fee. It will publish your name change for 4 consecutive weeks. Once the newspaper has published the required time it will send proof to the Court.

California law demands that you publish your Order to Show Cause for Change of Name in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks. Your local superior court should have a list of newspapers that publish legal notices.

Check with your local court clerk for the exact title; typically, state courts and local newspapers will accept notices titled "Notice of Name Change" or "Change of Name Notice." List your former name and state your new name in the notice. Contact a newspaper that regularly circulates in your county.

Even if you're not getting married, you will usually be required to announce your new name to the world in the form of a newspaper advertisement. As explains, "In most states before a court will legally change your name, you need to publish notice of your intended change in a newspaper.

The main reason why the law requires anyone who wants to change his or her name to publish it in a newspaper is simply to make it a public record. People whom you might have legitimate and legal responsibilities have to know, their right under the law, when you have changed your name.

The fee for filing a name change in Maryland is $165 (see Fee Schedule) or, if the petitioner is represented by an attorney, $185.

Complete a Petition for Change of Name (Adult) (CC-DR-60) or Petition for Change of Name (Minor) (CC-DR-062). Attach documents with your current name (birth certificate, driver's license) and documents that show a name change (marriage certificate).