Help: Change DC's Name

benallie

Hi,

I need to  change DC's (official) name and don't know where to start. Can someone direct me to some links or procedures on this?

Thanks! 

KoriBrett

I changed mine legally when I was a teenager (LONG story).  You have to do it through the courts.  Maybe start with city hall or calling the district court house & have them direct you.

4Speedy

In our county, you just need to go to the registrar and apply for a certificate of name change.  It's almost like getting a marriage certificate.  You get the certificate, then you have 30 days to publish your intentions in a major newspaper.  (You basically have to publicly alert creditors, etc.  They also want to make sure you are not trying to hide a child from the other parent).  Then you take a copy of the name change classified ad with the certificate and have it filed.  Once you get the signed and stamped copy of the filed certificate, you can get a new copy of the birth certificate with the new name and then use that to change the social security card.