How do you legally change your name if you are only 20yrs old, but without your parents knowing?

Is it possible to change your name without family being involved? I want to change my name after I move away to college but I CAN'T let my parents find out. Any tips?How do you legally change your name if you are only 20yrs old, but without your parents knowing?Well once you 18 or older you are free to change your name, but, keeping it from your parents may be a little tougher to do. Only because once you have your name changed legally you’ll have to alert others such as Social Security, your passport office, the Department of Motor Vehicles, credit card and utility companies, your place of employment, the post office and other people and organizations you deal with on a regular basis. You’ll probably have to present proof to places such as the DMV and Social Security to make sure fraud isn’t an issue. You will also need to amend your birth certificate. And since you will be in college you will need to notify them as well which will be kind of hard if your parents are paying for your education. Hope this helps!
How do you legally change your name if you are only 20yrs old, but without your parents knowing?
Well you are an adult so you can do whatever you want.



Contact your local Clerk of Courts and they can direct you to the right department to start the name changing process.





Why wouldn't you want your parents to know you want to change your name? They'll find out eventually if people start calling you by your new name.
How do you legally change your name if you are only 20yrs old, but without your parents knowing?
You don't need your parent's permission if you are over 18. Go to the hall of records. They should be able to direct you in the right direction. It's expensive. Like $200-$300. Plus you have to have change everything with the social security people and the DMV. Is your name really that bad or are you just hiding from your parents?
You don't need your parent permission! you are a grown up now...
If you live in the UK then you need to do it via deedpoll, I changed my sons surname back to mine when his father and I split, I did it all online and it was very easy. www.deedpoll.co.uk

If you're in the US or elsewhere then I'm sure there's an equivalent to this, you dont have to tell your parents as far as I'm aware because you're over 18 - good luck.

There is usually a charge for doing it, I think mine was around ￡38.
You are over 18 so you can do what you want.
Were you aware you can use any name you want to as long as you don't use it illegally?



For legal documents use your given name, but for friends and everything else you can call yourself anything you want to.



That way parents don't get upset and you will have the name you want.
You are over 18, so you can do whatever you want. Go to the court house where they keep the records, and talk to the person working there. They will tell you how to change it
The Legal Deed Service - What's In A Name?



We used to grin and bear the name our parents burdened us with, whether that was Carrie Oakey or Jean Poole.





It has been possible to change names by deed poll since 1760 but a decade ago, only 15,000 people did so each year. Now, spurred on by separations, pub pranks and thanks to the innovative online deed poll service, www.thelegaldeedservice.org.uk, more people than ever are doing so.



As any school-age Hieronymus, Orlando or Guinevere will attest, having an unusual name is not the surest route to popularity in the playground. For example, imagine yourself a young boy growing up in the tough American mid-west and your parents saw fit to name you Marion Morrison. You might be forgiven for wishing that your parents had perhaps chosen a name a little less feminine. However, in 1930 Marion took matters into his own hands, changed his name and became the epitome of ruggedness and masculinity that made him an enduring icon. He became better known as John Wayne.



In the UK it is possible to change your name at anytime and as often as you wish, so long as the desired name isn't intended to deceive or can be construed to be offensive or blasphemous. You must use a Deed Poll to officially change your legal name you execute it by signing it in the presence of a witness. The witness can be anyone, but not a member of your own family, and once you have executed the Deed, your name is officially changed.



Jamie Jackson, CEO of The Legal Deed Service says: 'There are many reasons why people decide to change a name by Deed Poll, for example, a couple may decide to have a double-barrelled surname when they marry, people of foreign extraction living in the UK may wish to anglicise their name to make it easier for others to pronounce, or simply for novelty, some people choose to change their name to a 'fun name' such as James Bond. However, our clients can rest assured safe in the knowledge that all relevant employees deployed within our organisation have undergone extensive training and thus fully understand the law pertaining to a change of name.'



So for anyone who fancies a change of identity, they can simply log on to www.thelegaldeedservice.org.uk, and with a couple of clicks they can set the wheels in motion, and if after a few months, the name loses its appeal, change it again.



Log on to www.TheLegalDeedService.org.uk - complete the application form - pay the ￡10 fee - receive the Deed Poll - send it to the organizations that need to know about it i.e. your employer, passport office etc - and don't tell your parents.



Your parents have no legal right to know. You can change your own name at the age of 16yrs.