How does one do a legal name-change without all the rediculous court costs?
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I am in the process right now. Go to the courthouse in downtown fort worth (The old one with the clock on it) and go to the Law Library and you can copy the pages right out of the book for 20 cents a copy and fill them in yourself. Very easy and waaay cheaper than going thru an attorney.You also have to get a fingerprint card. The card is $10.00 and the name change fee (court fee is $209.00) that's the cheapest I've found.
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My daughter changed her name in NY about 3 years ago and it cost us around $300.  We just called the local court house and they supplied us with the paperwork and the expected filing expenses.  It was rather quick and painless, after filing the paperwork you just have to publish the name change in your local paper.
43592
You can change your name simply by beginning to use it, as long as you are not doing so fraudulently. To actually be able to conduct official business with your name, however, you will need a legal name change order, issued by a court. To do that, contact your local (usually called Circuit) court.\n\nYou can also change your name if you are changing your last name because you got married or divorced. To do this, bring an application for Social Security Card to the nearest Social Security office along with a certified copy of your marriage license or divorce decree. With your new SS card, you'll be able to change your name on anything else.
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petition the court for a name change. \n\nlook at your state's statutes, as I am sure that there is a statutory provision on the matter. Here's an example of the statute in NM (make sure you check your state): \n\n   \n \n Any resident of this state over the age of fourteen years may, upon petition to the district court of the district in which the petitioner resides and upon filing the notice required with proof of publication, if no sufficient cause is shown to the contrary, have his name changed or established by order of the court.  The parent or guardian of any resident of this state under the age of fourteen years may, upon petition to the district court of the district in which the petitioner resides and upon filing the notice required with proof of publication, if no sufficient cause is shown to the contrary, have the name of his child or ward changed or established by order of the court.  When residents under the age of fourteen years petition the district court for a name change, the required notice shall include notice to both legal parents. The order shall be entered at length upon the record of the court, and a copy of the order, duly certified, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the person resides.  The county clerk shall record the same in a record book to be kept by him for that purpose.    \n \nAlso, be aware that you must usually publish the request: \n\nBefore making application to the court for changing or establishing a name as provided in Section 40-8-1 NMSA 1978, the applicant shall cause a notice thereof, stating the nature of the application, the time and place, when and where the application will be made, to be published in the county where the application is to be made and where the applicant resides; the notice to be published at least once each week for two consecutive weeks in some newspaper printed in the county. If there is no newspaper published in the county where the applicant resides, then the notice shall be published in a newspaper printed in the county nearest to the residence of the person and having a circulation in the county where the person resides.
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Bring your name change documents (court order, marriage certificate or divorce papers) to your local social security office, local DMV, your bank and your employer!  Do not forget to change your name with your bank and make sure you get a new atm card/credit card/and checks.  Some cashiers won't allow you to make a purchase if the name on your driver's license and credit/debit card don't match.  Also...notify your work so that your paychecks match the name on your bank account.  That can also cause some headaches if it is not done right away.\nGood luck!
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Yes, usually you just need to request a name change with the state you filed your LLC in. It is usaully a very simple process, though may require you resubmit your articles of organization with a new name... And of course pay a fee, what can we do with the state that we don't pay for anymore.
964780
You can change your name but it is a special proceedings in court and costly.
298162
Go to options, then general prefrences and you should be able to change it on there.  It has a field where you can change your outgoing name.
109560
Contact your local courthouse and ask them what forms are required for you to change your name.  You will get scheduled for a hearing before a judge and you wille explain your request.
343004
Are you in the US? If so, you can name him anything you want. Not in the US? I bet there is a way around it. Talk to a lawyer. Good luck.
511792
you have to petition the court and do all kinds of paper work. you also have to puit it in the newspaper and let ask if anyone wants to object it can go to court on this day and give their say why he/she should not change their name.it is a three month process. good luck!!!
834931
Go to court and file the papers necessary to change your name legally.  That's all there is to it; I changed mine back to my maiden name when I was divorced.
487152
Go to the courthouse, with deed,and death certificate, and they should be able to change it into your name. Good Luck!
258291
Nothing is free, but you can get a divorce cheap. try one of those legal places, like we the people etc.
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You don't say where you are. Name changes in the USA are made by application to, and order of, a court -- usually the county court of a state and often on a form provided by that court.\n\nIn England, name changes are by "deed poll": http://www.ukdps.co.uk/ -- a document signed as a deed and then filed. \n\nIn France and other civil law countries, a notary (a family and propery lawyer, not a "notary public" in US parlance) files an application to the court. Changes of name are discretionary with the court, and in some cases (Switzerland comes to mind) difficult and rare.\n\nThe "publicity" given to a name change depends on (1) the country involved and (2) who is watching matters coming before the court. Unless your jurisdiction's law requires you to advertise you don't have to. And you could always move temporarily to another state or country -- even to England -- and unless the change is fraudulent or with intent to deceive, it will probably be recognized everywhere.\n\nExcept if you have, or also have, the nationality of a civil-law country: they don't have to recognize a name change because the basis for naming in civil-law countries is (usually) nationality and not domicile (or perhaps residence) as in common-law countries.
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Each state has slightly different procedures for legal name changes. The basics involve filling out a form, submitting it to the court, paying a fee, and sometimes publishing the court's final declaration in a newspaper. You probably won't need a lawyer, just a lot of patience.\n\nMany state agencies and legal groups publish name-change information and forms online. Searching on "name change" plus your state should turn up local details.\n\nJust what can you legally change your name to? Almost anything, as long as you're not doing so with fraudulent intent, such as changing your name to evade a crime. Also, your new name can't interfere with the rights (including copyright) of others, so you can't be Tom Cruise or R2D2. You can't name yourself a numeral or punctuation symbol. Racial slurs or threatening or obscene words aren't allowed either. Otherwise, you're free to be John Smith, John Doe, or John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, if you want.
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You should be able to fill out a form at a municipal court building and have a judge approve or disapprove it.  You don't even see the judge, just pay the fee.\n\nhttp://www.namechangelaw.com/states/tn/tennesee.htm