Filing a General Name Change Petition
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Go to your local court clerk. He or she will be able to fill you in all the information you need to change your name. You'll be given the Form NC-100 (the petition to change your name), in addition the the Form NC-110, 120, and Form CM-010 to take to a notary public. This is all extra legal stuff about cause, publishing and establishing your specific case for the court review.
You'll generally need a semi-legitimate reason to change your name. Unless you try to change it to a number, something offensive, or a celebrity's name, they'll probably say yes. One guy even changed his name to "They."[6]
You may be able to find all the paperwork online. Do a quick search before you load up the car. It's possible you can print them out and go straight to the bank.
Always keep copies! The people at the courthouse are humans and things can get lost, so keep a copy for yourself.
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File your notarized forms with the clerk. It is then that you'll get information on your hearing -- the date, time, judge, etc. There will probably be a filing fee that will you be asked to pay at this juncture. If you cannot afford it, you may ask to have it waived.[5]
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Publish the order in the newspaper. Seems kind of archaic, doesn't it? But some courts still require that you publish the order to Show Cause for Change of Name once a week for three or four weeks in a row. [5][7] It'd be more resonant if they had you place it on Twitter, huh?
You will have to pay a cost for publication. This varies paper to paper, region to region. Even if you get your court fee waived, it will not waive this fee.
You may have reason to keep your name change confidential. If so, the courts will understand, assist you, and this will not be part of your name changing process.[8]
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Have the hearing. In some cases, you will be required to attend in person. Others, not.[7] You will be informed of what your specific circumstances are. If successful, the judge will sign your NC-130, which you can then take with you in changing your passport, driver's license, and the rest of your life, really.
The process for going about changing everything else is outlined in the above Changing Your Name After Marriage section. In general, when you're making your rounds at the Social Security Office or the DMV, bring your birth certificate and all your paperwork with you, in addition to a good, long book.
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