Changing Your Name with a Court Order

Understanding the Requirements

The most important thing to do as someone trying to change their name with a Court Order is to fully legally change your name. In the United States, legal change of names differ from one state to another but the process governing the change is quite similar. This post will take you through the main steps of name changing process in United States. Choose and decide on a new name. [Read More]

How to Change Your Name

Understanding the Process

There are several reasons an individual may want to change his or her name. It’s mostly due to marriage, dissociation from a family/ religion or to make it more “catchy”. In United States, a person can adopt any name desired for any reason either formally or informally. Most states in US allows you to change your name simply through usage by introducing yourself using the new name and telling your friends and family to only call using the new name. [Read More]