Repost...How many of you girls...

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Posted by Mici n KC

I wouldn't. It's very easy to change your name.

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i ditto that!!

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Posted by Mici n KC

I wouldn't. It's very easy to change your name.

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ITA!

i signed up and paid but never used it.. never got a refund either.. i had to go to court to change my name..

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Posted by AR31

i signed up and paid but never used it.. never got a refund either.. i had to go to court to change my name..

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why did you have to go to court. I want to do first Middle Maiden Married---will I have to go to court?

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Posted by emurtagh

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Posted by AR31

i signed up and paid but never used it.. never got a refund either.. i had to go to court to change my name..

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why did you have to go to court. I want to do first Middle Maiden Married---will I have to go to court?

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getting married only allows you to change your last name.. so if your maiden name is X Y Z and your married last would be A, you can change your name to X Y A, but if you want to make it X Z A - it is considered a name change in itself.. there are some papers you have to fill out, get ok from a judge, and then put it in a newspaper and all that stuff.. will take about a month or little more if you are on top it to get the offical paper work done and then you change it everywhere else.

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Posted by AR31


getting married only allows you to change your last name.. so if your maiden name is X Y Z and your married last would be A, you can change your name to X Y A, but if you want to make it X Z A - it is considered a name change in itself.. there are some papers you have to fill out, get ok from a judge, and then put it in a newspaper and all that stuff.. will take about a month or little more if you are on top it to get the offical paper work done and then you change it everywhere else.

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I didn't know this... why does it have to be put in a newspaper?

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Posted by MCA1180

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Posted by AR31


getting married only allows you to change your last name.. so if your maiden name is X Y Z and your married last would be A, you can change your name to X Y A, but if you want to make it X Z A - it is considered a name change in itself.. there are some papers you have to fill out, get ok from a judge, and then put it in a newspaper and all that stuff.. will take about a month or little more if you are on top it to get the offical paper work done and then you change it everywhere else.

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I didn't know this... why does it have to be put in a newspaper?

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You are supposed to legally announce your name change (not getting married and changing your maiden name to your married last name) and the court gave us a couple of newspapers to choose from. The newspapers know the drill, you fax them the info, pay by credit card, they will send you all the info in 2 weeks and that was that. I don't live in Long Island, I went to a NYC civil court, so not sure how things would be in LI



NYC Civil Court Name Change Process